salesperson
noun
sales·per·son
ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural salespeople
ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl
also salespersons
also salespersons
: a person whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone : a salesman or saleswoman
Examples of salesperson in a Sentence
The company is hiring new salespeople.
we asked the salesperson to see if there were any shoes in our size in the stockroom
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Other common occupations held by Americans include retail salespeople, registered nurses, customer service representatives and fast food and counter workers, though the results vary slightly by geography.
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Derek James Smith, a salesperson and first-time political candidate hoping to unseat City Council President Colin Nash, has been open about his past meth addiction.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
She's been a race director, a team recruiter for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Too often, the top individual performer ‒ the best salesperson or engineer ‒ is elevated into management with little or no training.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
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Natalie Wu, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2025
Derek James Smith, a salesperson and first-time political candidate hoping to unseat City Council President Colin Nash, has been open about his past meth addiction.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
She's been a race director, a team recruiter for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.
—Tom Gavin, EverydayHealth.com, 20 Oct. 2025
Too often, the top individual performer ‒ the best salesperson or engineer ‒ is elevated into management with little or no training.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesperson
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesperson. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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salesperson
noun
sales·per·son
-ˌpərs-ᵊn
: a person employed to sell goods or services
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