as in salesman
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
we asked the salesperson to see if there were any shoes in our size in the stockroom
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Fun fact: Racz was the No. 1 chicken salesperson for three straight years at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo.
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Natalie Breymeyer, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
The company, however, wanted more than those subscription fees, former salespeople said.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Still, Christmas Vacation is worth watching alone for Randy Quaid's Cousin Eddie and Chevy Chase's fumbling encounter with a buxom department store salesperson.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
By giving factory workers financial incentives to work faster and more efficiently and pushing salespeople to crank up the volume of products sold, the younger generation turned the business around.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Natalie Breymeyer, Axios, 7 Dec. 2024
The company, however, wanted more than those subscription fees, former salespeople said.
—Renee Dudley, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
Still, Christmas Vacation is worth watching alone for Randy Quaid's Cousin Eddie and Chevy Chase's fumbling encounter with a buxom department store salesperson.
—Chris Nashawaty, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
By giving factory workers financial incentives to work faster and more efficiently and pushing salespeople to crank up the volume of products sold, the younger generation turned the business around.
—Amy Feldman, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 21 Jan. 2025.
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