as in salesman
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 salesperson
The profession with the most open job ads was retail salespersons, with 1,616.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
For some people, a knock on the door from a salesperson can feel like an interruption.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
For some people, a knock on the door from a salesperson can feel like an interruption.
—Erin Jones, CBS News, 12 May 2026
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
See All Example Sentences for salesperson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
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In May, Hendy had gone all the way to Pocatello, Idaho, and back, 649 miles each way, while making a series of stops to scrutinize the route and line up crack salesmen as guides.—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Check out those New England-style post caps, the fence salesman thought, that classic mortise-and-tenon construction.—
Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
31 May 2026
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The estimated number of outstanding ballots to be processed is 148,100, according to the registrar-recorder/county clerk as of the June 8 ballot count update.—
Paris Barraza,
USA Today,
9 June 2026
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As part of the deal, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of embezzlement by a clerk or agent, along with an enhancement alleging aggravating circumstances.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
8 June 2026
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 14 Jun. 2026.
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