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

Only then does the salesperson go in and talk to the manager. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 May 2026

In addition to hosting the real estate program, Gore also works as a licensed real estate salesperson. —Edward Segarra, USA Today, 1 May 2026

Emergent is trying to bring those ideas to the founder in Bangalore, the salesperson in Austin, the consultant in Berlin. —Mukund Jha, Fortune, 28 Apr. 2026

Even referring to it as a national convention was an exaggeration, since any Stanley get‑together in Dallas would have been a regional rally with, at most, a few hundred salespeople. —Literary Hub, 28 Apr. 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