salespeople

noun

variants also salespersons
Definition of salespeoplenext
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 profession with the most open job ads was retail salespersons, with 1,616. — Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026 In 2025, a staggering 623,000 people claimed to be home health and personal assistants, making it by far the biggest occupation in the state, far outstripping retail salespersons, nurses or cashiers and waitresses. — Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salespeople
  1. salesmen
  2. clerks
Noun
  • Its tie-wearing salesmen know not only shoes, but generations of New Yorkers’ feet.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 31 July 2026
  • In one sense, snake men like Underwood were no different from present-day gadget and ointment salesmen.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 10 July 2026
Definition of salesmen
Noun
  • The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission voted 4-2 on July 9 to distribute guidance to clerks saying absentee voters cannot change their ballot after it has been returned.
    — Scott Bauer, Twin Cities, 29 July 2026
  • The bipartisan Wisconsin Elections Commission had voted on July 9 to distribute guidance to clerks saying absentee voters cannot change their ballot after it has been returned.
    — Scott Bauer, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of clerks

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“Salespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salespeople. Accessed 10 Aug. 2026.

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