counterperson

Questions about counterperson

What does counterperson mean?

counterperson means "someone who attends a counter (as in a diner)".

How many syllables are in counterperson?

counterperson has 4 syllables and divides as coun-ter-per-son under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for counterperson?

Close synonyms include counterwoman, counterman. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is counterperson a common word?

counterperson is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.