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

Their salespeople transported merchandise by traveling directly to their customers, most of whom could be found up and down the East Coast and Midwest. —Robert M. Ehrenreich, JSTOR Daily, 24 Sep. 2025

At an average salary of $37,000 a year, that works out to about $7,000 in cost savings per salesperson annually. —Evan Clark, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2025

Recognizing When To Step Back Even so, a founder cannot remain the only salesperson forever. —Muhammad Nabeel Shamim, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025

The position with the most job openings in July in San Diego County was retail salespersons, with 1,648 ads, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month. —Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 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