salespeople

plural noun

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

Examples of salespeople in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web A couple of its salespeople, both perennial top performers, obviously paid no heed to the teamwork mantra because they were rewarded on their individual performance. Rodger Dean Duncan, Forbes, 10 Oct. 2024 The pressures and incentives dealers face today means that their staffs are heavily weighted toward salespeople and short-term quotas. Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 3 Sep. 2019 This approach applies to everyone on the revenue team, not just salespeople. Amanda Whiteside, Forbes, 25 Sep. 2024 Include Compliance Functions In Your Sales Pitch An interesting way is to train the revenue generators within your organization (e.g., salespeople) to highlight the robustness of the internal compliance function to their potential customers. Expert Panel®, Forbes, 9 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for salespeople 

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Word History

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 25 Oct. 2024.

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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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