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noun[C]
a clerk, shop assistant, or employee who serves customers in a store or similar establishment
jeomwon
Pronunciation
Etymology
Sino-Korean word from 店員, meaning “shop; store” + “member; employee.”
Examples
점원이 친절하게 안내해 주었다.
jeomwoni chinjeolhage annaehae jueotda
The shop assistant kindly helped me.
가게 점원에게 사이즈를 물어봤다.
gage jeomwonege saijeureul mureobwatda
I asked the store clerk about the size.
그 점원은 계산대에서 일한다.
geu jeomwoneun gyesandaeeseo ilhanda
That clerk works at the checkout counter.
Character Breakdown
점
jeom
shop; store
원
won
member; employee; staff member
Collocations
가게 점원
매장 점원
친절한 점원
점원에게 묻다
점원을 부르다
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