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 Meanwhile, Sydnee, a 32-year-old medical salesperson lying about being a bottle service girl, found herself the odd one out as the others had grown incredibly close in the house. Jillian Sederholm, EW.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The seven salespeople will be rehired for the new location, said Gabbay, who noted that the staff is currently taking jobs temporarily until Off-White opens up. Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 7 Apr. 2025 The salespeople were paired up, did not know each other well. Dan Perry, Newsweek, 28 Feb. 2025 For nurses, doctors, realtors, car salespeople, and others, a non-traditional school schedule could actually work better than a traditional Monday to Friday, 8 to 3:30 schedule. Michael McShane, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for salesperson
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Noun
  • Selonia and Reginald Reed Sr. Reggie Reed Jr. Selonia and Reginald, who was a Marine and later a car salesman, met during their high school years.
    Vladimir Duthiers, Paul LaRosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
  • When addressing board members, leadership is essentially a salesman tasked with promoting cybersecurity initiatives.
    Dewayne Hart, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
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  • Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work as a clerk at Costco, and she’s never looked back 1 Comments Maggie Perkins left her teaching job to work at Costco in 2022, Perkins shares her journey and life on TikTok, where she's grown a following.
    Meredith Wilshere, People.com, 26 Apr. 2025
  • Colorado is fighting Trump administration pressure to help a county election clerk convicted of allowing Trump supporters to access election equipment after his 2020 defeat.
    Domenico Montanaro, NPR, 25 Apr. 2025

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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 7 May. 2025.

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