Thesaurus results for SALESCLERKS

salesclerks

noun

plural of salesclerk

as in salesmen

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 salesclerks 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

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Noun

In one sense, snake men like Underwood were no different from present-day gadget and ointment salesmen.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.

— Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

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But the clerks all said the disturbance occurred about three hours earlier, not before the noon deadline of the qualifying period.

— Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 July 2026
Victims might interact with a police department, sheriff or 911 operator; a state’s attorney; clerks and judges at the county courts.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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