sales assistant

noun

: a person whose job is to sell things in a store : salesclerk
She works as a sales assistant at Macy's.

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But, like in the case of the virtual sales assistant, that may not result in job losses. — John Kell, Fortune, 7 Jan. 2026 The sales assistant remembers sitting and having a cigarette with her downstairs on the floor. — Anna Moeslein, Glamour, 19 Mar. 2026 Oversee the progress of your conversational sales assistant. — Kashif Saleem, Forbes.com, 19 Feb. 2026 One of her first jobs was as a sales assistant for the Louis Vuitton concession at Selfridges, when she was given her first luxury outfit to wear. — Emily Chan, Vogue, 19 Feb. 2026 See All Example Sentences for sales assistant

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“Sales assistant.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sales%20assistant. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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