Spanish Conversation · Level 122
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Spanish word
dependiente
Pronunciation
IPA/depenˈdjente/
Meaning
- noun (m./f.)sales clerk, clerk
Example
El dependiente trabaja en la tienda.
The sales clerk works in the store.
More examples
El dependiente ayudó al cliente a encontrar el producto.
The sales clerk helped the customer find the product.
Core concept
Store counter attendant.
Common phrases
dependiente de la tienda
shop clerk
dependiente de mostrador
counter clerk
dependiente de ventas
salesperson
Similar words
cajero: Handles payments and operates the cash register at the store.
vendedor: Actively promotes and sells products directly to customers.
empleado: Works as a staff member in a shop or company doing general duties.
encargado: Oversees and manages a store or a specific department.
Definition in Spanish
Trabajador de comercio que atiende a clientes en el mostrador o en la caja.
Word origin
From Spanish depender 'to depend', ultimately from Latin dependere 'to hang down' (de- + pendere), with the agentive suffix -iente forming 'one who'.
Usage tips
- Although it resembles English dependent, in shop contexts dependiente means a sales worker rather than someone who relies on another, and cajero or vendedor name specific roles.
Other meanings
- dependentnoun
- reliantadjective
Opposites
- empleadoremployernoun
Related words
- dependenciadependencenoun
- dependerdependverb
- independenciaindependencenoun