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 The salesperson walked me through the different design features during his visit and used a heat lamp to show me how effectively the window reduces heat transfer. Jason Rueger, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 If your salesperson went from eight proposals a quarter to 16, with the same or better win rate and half the senior staff time, that's a result every other function leader will pay attention to. Mark Orttung, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026 Madruga held a real estate salesperson license from 2006 to 2018 associated with an address in Fair Oaks, according to state Department of Real Estate records. Michael McGough July 16, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2026 To be sized for a bra can be an anxiety-inducing experience for anyone, let alone a trans adult unwilling to solicit a salesperson’s help. Nicky Josephine, Vogue, 29 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesperson
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Noun
  • Trant was 19 when her father, Daniel Trant, a Cantor Fitzgerald bond salesman, died on the 104 floor of the North Tower.
    Isabelle Farina, Variety, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Leavell, a retired salesman and Air Force veteran in Arlington, Texas, experienced the dramatic before-and-after result at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
    Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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  • He would be sentenced to four years of formal probation, according to the clerk’s office.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Trump posted on Truth Social about the former federal appellate court clerk and Princeton University and Harvard Law School graduate.
    Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2026

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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 24 Aug. 2026.

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