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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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Etymology

Origin of sales clerk

First recorded in 1930–35; sales + clerk

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His father was a barber, and his mother was a sales clerk at dress shop, according to the Charlotte Observer.

From Washington Post Mar. 2, 2023

She started work at 14 as a sales clerk, before spending 34 years on the production line at a nearby Philips electronics factory, which closed 12 years ago.

From New York Times Apr. 23, 2022

“It has made me a little hesitant,” said Powell, who was a sales clerk at a gas station before the pandemic and has seen his claim for unemployment benefits delayed more than 10 weeks.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 18, 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

She looked up to find the sales clerk staring at her, open-mouthed.

From "The Long-Lost Home" by Maryrose Wood

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