salesclerk

sales·clerk | \ ˈsālz-ˌklərk

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Definition of salesclerk

: a salesperson in a store

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the salesclerk told us where to find the jewelry department

Recent Examples on the Web Bartenders were second, followed by drivers and salesclerks. — Olivera Perkins, cleveland, "Ohio’s minimum wage ranks near bottom among states with rates higher than federal minimum," 19 Jan. 2020 Originally priced at $14,500, it had been reduced to $5,250 and was subject, a salesclerk told me, to a flash sale reduction of 75 percent. — New York Times, "Woodbury Common: Bargain Hunting in the Fashion Afterlife," 1 Oct. 2019 Enter: the notably simpler text transaction, whether via a personal relationship with a salesclerk or one of the new text-shopping services. — Rebecca Malinsky, WSJ, "Hate Shopping? New Texting Services Will Simplify Your Life," 17 Dec. 2018 Her father had been a computer-science professor and her mother had been a salesclerk, but their success in those former roles had hinged on being loquacious and witty in their native language, none of which translated into English. — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, "Omakase," 6 June 2018 In China, an efficient salesclerk followed customers from place to place like a shadow, but no one wanted her mother to do that at JCPenney. — Weike Wang, The New Yorker, "Omakase," 6 June 2018 Born in San Diego to a father who was a Navy machinist and a mother who worked as a salesclerk, Eastin grew up in the Bay Area. — John Wildermuth, San Francisco Chronicle, "3 California Democrats in a scramble for second in governor’s race," 20 May 2018

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“Salesclerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesclerk. Accessed 2 Jul. 2020.

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