sales clerk

or sales·clerk

[ seylz klurk ]

noun

1. a person who sells goods in a store.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sales clerk¹

First recorded in 1930–35; sales + clerk

Example Sentences

A French sales clerk hovers over Mariame, as if assuming she is shoplifting because she is black and from the projects.

From The Daily Beast

Maybe a sales clerk who sold the pressure cooker left female DNA on what would become a Boston bomb.

From The Daily Beast

Critics have lambasted the chain for “poorly groomed sales clerk[s]” and poor “customer service.”

From The Daily Beast

Making conversation, a friend of mine asked the sales clerk if he had read the book yet.

From The Daily Beast

The pharmacy brought in a female sales clerk to avoid any awkward interactions.

From The Daily Beast

Yes; as a sales clerk and it paid $350 a month and he was not hired.

From Project Gutenberg