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

• 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

But smart salespeople focus on the opportunity cost of not solving it. —B.d. Dalton, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025

So far, there are few takers. CEO and co-founder Lisa Winton has been searching for a salesperson since March. —Bailey Schulz, USA Today, 30 June 2025

Randy Almanzar, 25, pretended to be a salesperson for a pest control service, then took advantage of a juvenile in Hazel Green, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said in a July 30 news release. —Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025

Vogler is a salesperson at the magazine, though at the small-city media company, everyone does a bit a bit of everything. —Olivia Diaz, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025

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