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 Sculptra salesperson had given all us front office ladies SCULPTRA™ tee shirts with the words spelled out in rhinestones across our breasts.
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Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
This is why name tags do not include a full name, which could be used to look up and harass the salesperson away from the store.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
So what makes for a good salesperson?
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Dismissing optimism from the head of a league is easy; after all, part of the job description is being a salesperson for the sport.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
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Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
This is why name tags do not include a full name, which could be used to look up and harass the salesperson away from the store.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
So what makes for a good salesperson?
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Dismissing optimism from the head of a league is easy; after all, part of the job description is being a salesperson for the sport.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for salesperson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
Noun
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On a night in late January 2024, a man who was both a barber and a marijuana salesman was operating the businesses out of his uncle’s south Fort Worth apartment, lining up hairlines and weed deals.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Lipa’s arrival also revives attention on Clooney’s unusually consequential run as a coffee salesman.—
Jacqueline Munis,
Fortune,
19 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Moriarty does part-time seasonal election work for the clerk’s office and has worked various positions such as election judge and field tech.—
Michelle Mullins,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Mar. 2026
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This is an election year for some county commissioners, clerks, treasurers, assessors and coroners in Ada and Canyon counties.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Mar. 2026
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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