sales clerk

American  

[saylz 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

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Etymology

Origin of sales clerk

First recorded in 1930–35; sales + clerk

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Example Sentences

See Examples For:

sales clerk

Disclosure spawned another distasteful practice—showrooming, in which people would spend hours in a store grilling a sales clerk and test-driving computers or appliances, then buy online elsewhere for less.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 23, 2026

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 tells another story, from early in her career, when she was cast in a very small part — “angry sales clerk or something.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 4, 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

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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