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

Eliadis was his company's only salesperson until February; He's been to customers' weddings and slept on their couches. — Renana Ashkenazi, Forbes.com, 25 June 2026

Eliadis was the company’s only salesperson until February of this year. — Lily Mae Lazarus, Fortune, 23 June 2026

The AllHere deal was reportedly facilitated with the help of Debra Kerr, an edtech salesperson who maintained a long-standing personal friendship and professional association with Carvalho dating back to the 2000s, according to public records cited by the Los Angeles Times. — Bonny Chu, FOXNews.com, 22 June 2026

Rich people didn't cancel their vacations when the war started and businesses didn't stop salespeople and executives from traveling. — Josh Brown,sean Russo, CNBC, 22 June 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