salesperson

noun

sales·​per·​son ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn 

plural salespeople ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl  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

Synonyms

• salesman
• clerk

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

Recent Examples on the Web

The salesperson hawking Brother printers on Taobao works hard—like, really hard. —Jason Koebler, Wired News, 20 Aug. 2025

The position with the most job openings in July in San Diego County was retail salespersons, with 1,579 ads, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025

Make your website work harder than any salesperson with ChatGPT. —Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Instead, the company is hiring more engineers and salespeople, signaling a transition to more roles that require creativity and complex decision-making. —Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for salesperson

• businessperson
• chairperson
• layperson
• person
• worsen

Kids Definition

salesperson

noun

sales·​per·​son -ˌpərs-ᵊn 

: a person employed to sell goods or services