salesperson
noun
sales·per·son
ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural salespeople
ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl
also salespersons
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
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
Many agents who work with megastars say the key to their success is furiously safeguarding their clients’ privacy and stepping beyond the traditional role of salesperson to become more of a confidante.
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Instead, information about deals and customer appointments is kept in a server that’s now impossible for salespeople affected by the outage to access.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 June 2024
Afterward, salespeople traveled to potential customers' homes for high-pressure pitches disguised as pre-screenings, according to prosecutors.
—Heather Hollingsworth The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
Kendall Washington, a 27-year-old territory manager and medical device salesperson from San Diego, California, who currently lives in Dallas, Texas.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
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Debra Kamin, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2024
Instead, information about deals and customer appointments is kept in a server that’s now impossible for salespeople affected by the outage to access.
—Ramishah Maruf, CNN, 21 June 2024
Afterward, salespeople traveled to potential customers' homes for high-pressure pitches disguised as pre-screenings, according to prosecutors.
—Heather Hollingsworth The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 16 June 2024
Kendall Washington, a 27-year-old territory manager and medical device salesperson from San Diego, California, who currently lives in Dallas, Texas.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 11 June 2024
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesperson. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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salesperson
noun
sales·per·son
-ˌpərs-ᵊn
: a person employed to sell goods or services
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