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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How many salesmen believed the goal was attainable or even worth chasing?

— Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Its tie-wearing salesmen know not only shoes, but generations of New Yorkers’ feet.

— New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026

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Election clerks raised similar concerns directly to USPS officials just days before the final rule was issued, at a mid-August National Association of Election Officials conference in Kansas City, Missouri, ProPublica has learned.

— Jen Fifield, ProPublica, 2 Sep. 2026
Other jobs on this list include occupations that are largely administrative and deal with handling data or customer service, such as office clerks, secretaries, administrative assistants, customer service reps and tellers.

— Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026

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