Definition of salespersonnext
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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Recent Examples of salesperson It’s nicely sculpted with a curvaceous feature that its glossy salespeople will tell you is reminiscent of a Bugatti hypercar. New Atlas, 13 June 2026 Tourists like Mario Álvarez Gamiño, a 67-year-old retired salesperson from Mexico, flock to Santos to see anything that connects the Brazilian port city to the man. ABC News, 7 June 2026 His mother Miguelina Elói Assis dos Santos was a door-to-door salesperson, and his father João da Silva Moreira worked as a shipyard worker while playing amateur football. Encyclopedia Britannica, 20 June 2026 The AllHere deal was reportedly facilitated with the help of Debra Kerr, an edtech salesperson who maintained a long-standing personal friendship and professional association with Carvalho dating back to the 2000s, according to public records cited by the Los Angeles Times. Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesperson
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Noun
  • Key background Then-newlyweds Seamour and Gerte Shavin commissioned the house in 1949 and Seamour Shavin, a building materials salesman, helped to build the home.
    Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published.
    Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026
Noun
  • The city clerk is responsible for maintaining government records while assisting the mayor and City Council with administrative duties inside and outside council meetings.
    Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
  • The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.
    ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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