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 salesperson and her customer.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Derek James Smith, a salesperson and first-time political candidate hoping to unseat City Council President Colin Nash, has been open about his past meth addiction.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
Too often, the top individual performer ‒ the best salesperson or engineer ‒ is elevated into management with little or no training.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The product of Catholic schools, Markey, as a young man, was the driver and salesperson for an ice cream truck in Lexington, Massachusetts.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2025
Derek James Smith, a salesperson and first-time political candidate hoping to unseat City Council President Colin Nash, has been open about his past meth addiction.
—Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
Too often, the top individual performer ‒ the best salesperson or engineer ‒ is elevated into management with little or no training.
—Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
The product of Catholic schools, Markey, as a young man, was the driver and salesperson for an ice cream truck in Lexington, Massachusetts.
—David Mark, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
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Over the course of his life, Reagan worked as a clothing salesman, actor, radio personality, author, and political commentator.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
7 Jan. 2026
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After retiring from his career as a meat salesman in 2013, Diaz volunteered at Cook Children’s Medical Center every Monday.—
Harriet Ramos,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Jan. 2026
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As part of the deal with McFadden, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of embezzlement by a clerk or agent, along with an enhancement that alleged aggravating circumstances.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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