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

Ms. Trepova previously attended St. Petersburg State University and worked as a sales clerk in a vintage shop there before moving to Moscow earlier this year, the friend said.

From New York Times ● Apr. 3, 2023

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

“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