veikalnieks

Latvian

From veikals (“shop, store”) +‎ -nieks.

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veikalnieks m (1st declension, feminine form: veikalniece)

salesman at a shop; also, the shopkeeper, shop owner
“maksāsiet tūlīt skaidrā naudā vai atvērt jums kontu?” jautāja veikalnieks, kad maksājamā summa saskaitīta ― “will you pay in cash, or (should) I open you an account?” the salesman asked, when the total price was calcualted
a man who works in commerce, with commercial and financial transactions
jūs esat dzīvojuši kā divi svešinieki, kā divi auksti veikalnieki uz savstarpējas nekautrīgas izmantošanas pamatiem ― you have lived as two strangers, as two cold businessmen on the basis of mutual immoral exploitation