salespeople

plural noun

sales·​peo·​ple ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce salespeople (audio)
: persons employed to sell goods or services

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Your salespeople and extroverts, for example, thrive on face-time. Kate Lister, Forbes.com, 6 May 2025 This platform, which will be fully deployed to all U.S. SMB salespeople by the end of this month, operationalizes our data and applies pricing science to present the customer with the right price the first time. Steve Banker, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025 Disciplinary hearings and actions against licensed brokers, salespeople, real estate firms, and real estate educators, and public meetings are handled solely by FREC, at the moment. Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025 Carvana eliminates that dynamic altogether; there are no salespeople, just Advocates who assist customers when needed, with no pressure to close the deal. Jeff Fromm, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salespeople

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First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salespeople was in 1876

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“Salespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salespeople. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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salespeople

plural noun
sales·​peo·​ple -ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce salespeople (audio)
: people employed to sell goods or services

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