salesperson

noun

ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn How to pronounce salesperson (audio)
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 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 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 Some slick salesperson sold her another plan, and she was cut off from rehab care. — Eric Thomas, Sun Sentinel, 6 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesperson
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  1. salesman
  2. clerk
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  • 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
Definition of salesman
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  • 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
Definition of clerk

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