Definition of salesclerknext
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 The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise. Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 May 2026 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 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
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Noun
  • Blending crime fiction with social satire, the series follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman who can’t help but be drawn into the criminal underworld of Harlem.
    Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 July 2026
  • Co-owner, club ambassador, strength and conditioning coach, headgear salesman, charity fundraiser and now kit designer… nobody can accuse JJ Watt of being a passive investor at Burnley.
    Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026
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  • The former clerk has also been a vocal defender of Kansas City’s new congressional district, which Republicans redrew last year.
    Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 26 July 2026
  • The lawsuit asks a judge to order the Wisconsin Elections Commission not to distribute its guidance to the roughly 2,000 clerks who run elections at the local level that says voters can't request a new ballot.
    ABC News, ABC News, 23 July 2026

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“Salesclerk.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesclerk. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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