Definition
A derogatory British term for a shop assistant or clerk who works behind a counter, especially one considered to be of low social status.
Etymology
From counter + jumper. This 19th-century slang combined the workplace (counter) with 'jumper' possibly from the idea of jumping up to serve customers, or an outdated term for a person.
Kelly Says
Victorian snobbery was real—the upper classes used 'counterjumper' as an insult for working people, showing how language reflects and reinforces social class divisions of the era!
Translations
ARالعربية
المُقَوِّم
al-mu-qaw-wiim
BNবাংলা
প্রতিরোধী উকি
pri-ti-rod-hee u-ki
CACatalà
contrasaltador
kon-tra-sa-l-ta-dor
CSČeština
protiběžník
pro-ti-be-z-nik
DADansk
modsathopper
mod-sat-hop-per
DEDeutsch
Gegenspringer
geh-gen-shpring-er
ELΕλληνικά
αντιδραστικός άλτης
an-ti-dra-sti-kos al-tis
ESEspañol
saltador de contra
sa-l-ta-dor de kon-tra
FAفارسی
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
FISuomi
vastustuva hyppääjä
va-stu-tu-va hy-p-paa-ja
FRFrançais
contre-sauteur
kon-truh-so-tyr
HEעברית
מתנגד קפיצה
me-tan-gad ka-pit-zah
HIहिन्दी
प्रतिरोधक कूद
pri-ti-ro-dhak koo-d
HUMagyar
ellenugrás
el-len-u-gras
IDBahasa Indonesia
penyelam balik
pe-ne-lam ba-lik
ITItaliano
saltatore contro
sal-ta-to-re kon-tro
MSBahasa Melayu
penyelam balik
pe-ne-lam ba-lik
MYမြန်မာ
ပြောင်းလဲ
pyarng-le
NLNederlands
tegenspronger
te-gen-sprong-er
NONorsk
motstående hopper
mot-sta-ende hop-per
PLPolski
przeciwskoczek
przew-ty-wo-skoc-zek
PTPortuguês
contra-pulador
kon-tra-poo-la-dor
RORomână
saltător contra
salt-a-tor kon-tra
RUРусский
противопрыгун
pro-ty-vo-pry-gun
SVSvenska
motståndare hoppare
mot-stan-da-re hop-pare
SWKiswahili
kupinga
koo-pi-nga
TAதமிழ்
மாறுபட்ட
ma-ru-pat-ta
TEతెలుగు
విరుద్ధంగా
vi-ru-d-d-ha-nga
THไทย
กระโดดข้าม
gra-dort-kha-am
TLTL
pagtatalo
pa-gt-a-ta-lo
TRTürkçe
karşı atlayan
kar-shi a-ta-yan
UKУкраїнська
протискакач
pro-ty-ska-kach
URاردو
مخالفت
makh-al-fat
VITiếng Việt
người nhảy ngược lại
nguo-i-nhay-nguc-voi-lai