Thesaurus results for SALESCLERKS

salesclerks

noun

plural of salesclerk

as in salesmen

a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store the salesclerk told us where to find the jewelry department

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Recent Examples of salesclerks The Velvet Gang’s members are Black, and their heists involve the partnership of a white woman who serves as a decoy, by monopolizing salesclerks’ attention and leaving the threesome free to slip out with loads of merchandise. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 22 May 2026

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Yes, some production was generated against future pharmaceutical salesmen, but the efficiency is difficult to ignore.

— Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026
How many salesmen believed the goal was attainable or even worth chasing?

— Jeremy Macliver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026

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The commission agreed to her recommendation that the guidance tell clerks to encourage law enforcement agents planning to come to the polls to be in plain clothes and not uniforms.

— CBS News, CBS News, 15 Oct. 2026
That analysis is an undercount, since many court clerks don’t clearly label attorney filings on their dockets.

— Samantha Melamed, ProPublica, 13 Oct. 2026

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