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Taps Warhol superstar Pat Ast as vendeuse.—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 10 May 2021 The piquant Madame Helene Bouilloux-Lafont served as directrice, helping to raise the necessary funds, and Bettina joined the small team, acting as muse, mannequin, and vendeuse of his house when the establishment opened on February 2, 1952.—Hamish Bowles, Vogue, 12 Mar. 2018
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Etymology
borrowed from French, "saleswoman," going back to Middle French, from vend-, stem of vendre "to sell" + -euse, feminine agent suffix — more at vend, chanteuse
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