A salesclerk is someone who sells things in a shop: they greet you, find your size, take your money, fold the bag. It is especially American English, and it is usually written as one word.

A salesclerk is someone who sells things in a shopSalesclerk是在店裡賣東西的人: they greet you, find your size, take your money, fold the bag跟你打招呼、幫你找尺寸、收你的錢、幫你把袋子摺好。It is especially American English這個字特別是美式英文, and it is usually written as one word而且通常寫成一個字。

British English more often says shop assistant or sales assistant.

British English more often says shop assistant or sales assistant英式英文更常說shop assistant或sales assistant。

Clerk here does not mean a quiet office person who files papers (though clerk can mean that in other jobs). In a store, the clerk is the person on the floor or behind the counter.

Clerk here does not mean a quiet office person who files papers這裡的clerk不是指那種安靜歸檔文件的辦公室職員 (though clerk can mean that in other jobs)（雖然clerk在其他工作裡可以是那個意思）。In a store在商店裡, the clerk is the person on the floor or behind the counterclerk是站在賣場或櫃台後面的那個人。

The word is ordinary, a little old-fashioned in some regions — many Americans now just say salesperson or associate — but you will still see salesclerk on signs and in older writing.

The word is ordinary, a little old-fashioned in some regions這個字很普通，在某些地方聽起來有點老派——many Americans now just say salesperson or associate很多美國人現在只說salesperson或associate——but you will still see salesclerk on signs and in older writing但你還是會在招牌和舊的文章裡看到salesclerk。

It does not tell you the person’s gender.

It does not tell you the person’s gender這個字不會告訴你這個人的性別。