counterworker meaning (rare): definition

counterworker

noun

Etymology From counter + worker.

Rare One who works at a counter.

When a desired part is not in stock, the counterworker must be able to suggest a different, though interchangeable, part.1983, Lester Schwartz, Irv Brechner, The career finder:

noun

Etymology From counter- + worker or counterwork + -er.

Rare One who works against something; a saboteur.

In the midst of this serene sunshine there was a malignant counterworker...1880, Thomas Guthrie, William Garden Blaikie, Benjamin Waugh, The Sunday magazine:

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