sales clerk

American  

[seylz klurk] / ˈseɪlz ˌklɜrk /

Or salesclerk

noun

• sales clerks
  plural

1. a person who sells goods in a store.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• sales clerks
  plural

Etymology

Origin of sales clerk

First recorded in 1930–35; sales + clerk

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sales clerk

At the Washington Irving Library, Sally Stewart, a 29-year-old sales clerk who is Black, said she, too, was more concerned about results than milestones.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2022

Oleksandr Petrenko, a sales clerk, said the chargers were customers’ biggest request, followed by electronic heaters, and he said the store was in danger of running out.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 11, 2022

“What has she done to run for chancellor?” said Frank Neuer, 29, a sales clerk who had stopped by on his way to work.

From New York Times ● Sep. 7, 2021

“I’m just glad to be alive,” said Marva Stewart, 75, a retired sales clerk who has spent the last week and a half in a makeshift shelter at the Springs of Hope church in Quincy.

From Seattle Times ● Jul. 30, 2021

It was a woman, a sales clerk, no doubt.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood