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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Nearly 60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash was turned away by a car salesman who refused to sell her a car without a man's signature.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Andor soon bonds with Klára, but later becomes infatuated with his late father, a ticket salesman with connections to the entertainment industry (escapism is a recurring motif) and an observant Jew, whose faith becomes of great interest to the boy.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Finally, in December 2024, a robber pulled into a 7-Eleven parking lot in American Canyon, pulled a gun on the clerk and left with $58,624 from the safe, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Salesclerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesclerk. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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