salespeople

variants also salespersons
plural of salesperson
as in salesmen
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store we asked the salesperson to see if there were any shoes in our size in the stockroom

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Recent Examples of salespeople The position with the most job openings in July in San Diego County was retail salespersons, with 1,579 ads, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month. Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salespeople
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Noun
  • While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
    Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
  • The actors, who work as cable installers, insurance salesmen, and other jobs, get pulled into the roles, reveling in their newfound avenue of expression.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.
    Quentin Corpuel, Kansas City Star, 6 Sep. 2025
  • These include customer-service representatives, clerks, analysts, public-relations specialists, and administrators.
    IEEE Spectrum, IEEE Spectrum, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Salespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salespeople. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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