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 of salesperson

• 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 company said the new money will go toward hiring engineers and salespeople as well as speeding up product development. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026

The closures came as a former employee spoke out about observing salespeople pressuring customers to spend money. — Amy Corral, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026

To try that one, the salesperson first had to turn down the covers for us like a mother with her children or a housekeeper in a fancy hotel. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026

At one unsuitable Gramercy apartment, Taylor encountered Cam Armand, a salesperson on the Kota team at Compass, and the Folwells enlisted his help. — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

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