salesclerk

noun

sales·clerk | \ˈsālz-ˌklərk

Definition of salesclerk

: a salesperson in a store

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Examples of salesclerk in a Sentence

the salesclerk told us where to find the jewelry department

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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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