veikalnieks

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

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

1. 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

2. 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

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