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

Across the way, a salesperson calls out to pedestrians to come in to visit her shop. —Lilliam Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026

Public records link the Florida property searched by agents to Debra Kerr, an education technology salesperson whose clients included AllHere. —Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026

One thing that makes Merchant Gold Group stand out from other precious metal companies is that its team is composed of gold experts rather than salespeople. —Daniel Fusch, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026

The salesperson wouldn't give consent to be recorded, but promised to remove Turrise's number from their list. —CBS News, 6 Mar. 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