The use of frequent

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would it be correct to say   our cashiers frequent the water cooler    or is it more appropriate to say our cashiers frequently use the water cooler.

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Anonymouswould it be correct to say our cashiers frequent the water cooler or is it more appropriate to say our cashiers frequently use the water cooler.

They're both correct.
Their appropriateness would depend on what you wish to convey.

"To frequent the water cooler" is definitely a pejorative. It's a criticism. Not because of the meanings of the words, but because the expression has acquired that meaning. It's an abuse. It should be stopped.

No criticism attaches to "They frequently use the water cooler." The use seems to be perfectly justifyable.
Context could clarify this. Perhaps you're considering replacing it with a soda machine, because somebody else said no one was using it.

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