salesclerks

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
  • 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
  • In May, Hendy had gone all the way to Pocatello, Idaho, and back, 649 miles each way, while making a series of stops to scrutinize the route and line up crack salesmen as guides.
    Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026
Noun
  • Store clerks must calculate eligibility not by age but by birth date — often at busy moments in front of impatient customers.
    Alex Weatherall, Boston Herald, 10 June 2026
  • Three clerks remembered bringing summer interns on their first day to watch the judge presiding over a hearing in a criminal case.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 June 2026

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“Salesclerks.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesclerks. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.

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