as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
the salesclerk told us where to find the jewelry department
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Recent Examples of salesclerk
One of her salesclerks, Kathy Finneran, arranged a blind date for Betsy with her cousin, Midshipman Oliver L. North who was completing his final year at the US Naval Academy.
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Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Musical newcomers find some stores intimidating but the Tokyo store will be friendly, Fender says, with most salesclerks being women.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 29 June 2023
During her teenage years, Mrs. Bell started her first job working as a salesclerk at Tommy Tucker’s Five and Dime Store on Pennsylvania Avenue, family members said.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2022
When his 19-year-old wife Margaret purchased a cigarette case at a Woolworth’s in Salt Lake City, a diligent salesclerk noticed that the serial number on a $5 bill matched one on a list circulated by the FBI.
—oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2021
Hochschild’s envious, inflexible salesclerk reappears in Goleman’s book, now adapted for his purposes.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
The actors compensate to some extent for the drift, particularly Vance as the peaceable George and the formidable Wunmi Mosaku as Ruby, Leti’s no-nonsense sister, who aspires to a salesclerk’s job at Marshall Field.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2020
Bartenders were second, followed by drivers and salesclerks.
—Olivera Perkins, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2020
Fox News Staff, Fox News, 14 Dec. 2024
Musical newcomers find some stores intimidating but the Tokyo store will be friendly, Fender says, with most salesclerks being women.
—Yuri Kageyama, Fortune, 29 June 2023
During her teenage years, Mrs. Bell started her first job working as a salesclerk at Tommy Tucker’s Five and Dime Store on Pennsylvania Avenue, family members said.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 1 Apr. 2022
When his 19-year-old wife Margaret purchased a cigarette case at a Woolworth’s in Salt Lake City, a diligent salesclerk noticed that the serial number on a $5 bill matched one on a list circulated by the FBI.
—oregonlive, 24 Sep. 2021
Hochschild’s envious, inflexible salesclerk reappears in Goleman’s book, now adapted for his purposes.
—Merve Emre, The New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2021
The actors compensate to some extent for the drift, particularly Vance as the peaceable George and the formidable Wunmi Mosaku as Ruby, Leti’s no-nonsense sister, who aspires to a salesclerk’s job at Marshall Field.
—Mike Hale, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2020
Bartenders were second, followed by drivers and salesclerks.
—Olivera Perkins, cleveland, 19 Jan. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesclerk
Noun
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Lou Junod was a charismatic war veteran with a Purple Heart, a travelling handbag salesman, and a husband who was married to the same woman for fifty-nine years.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At the start of Bloodline, a former used car salesman, Winston Alcorn, has moved his wife, Mandy, and their two young sons from Lexington, Kentucky, to rural Lebanon, Tennessee.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Under the model, an occupation scores high on substitution risk when AI can handle most of its core tasks, like insurance claims clerks and bill collectors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Salesclerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesclerk. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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