salesperson

noun

sales·​per·​son ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn 

plural salespeople ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl  also salespersons

: a person whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone : a salesman or saleswoman

Synonyms

• clerk
• salesclerk
• salesman

Examples of salesperson in a Sentence

The company is hiring new salespeople.

we asked the salesperson to see if there were any shoes in our size in the stockroom

Recent Examples on the Web

She's been a race director, a recruiter for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 5 Mar. 2025

However, remember that salespeople need information from multiple resources. —Puneet Gaur, Forbes, 25 Feb. 2025

Confronting the dealer brought little success—the salesperson knew no English and couldn't see the difference between VV and W, refusing a replacement in the process. —Jonathan M. Gitlin, Ars Technica, 21 Feb. 2025

This is the strength of an LLM sales model—not one that simply regurgitates information, but one that persuades, reassures, and guides customers like a top-tier salesperson. —Michael Ashley, Forbes, 24 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salesperson

• businessperson
• chairperson
• layperson
• person
• worsen

Kids Definition

salesperson

noun

sales·​per·​son -ˌpərs-ᵊn 

: a person employed to sell goods or services