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 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.
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Murray noted that there have been credible reports of situations where a car salesperson car has run a shopper's credit report to get more background on the buyer before negotiating the price.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, the company is hiring more engineers and salespeople, signaling a transition to more roles that require creativity and complex decision-making.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Randy Almanzar, 25, pretended to be a salesperson for a pest control service, then took advantage of a juvenile in Hazel Green, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said in a July 30 news release.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
Murray noted that there have been credible reports of situations where a car salesperson car has run a shopper's credit report to get more background on the buyer before negotiating the price.
—Susan Tompor, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2025
Instead, the company is hiring more engineers and salespeople, signaling a transition to more roles that require creativity and complex decision-making.
—Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2025
Randy Almanzar, 25, pretended to be a salesperson for a pest control service, then took advantage of a juvenile in Hazel Green, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said in a July 30 news release.
—Natalie Demaree, Miami Herald, 31 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
Noun
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On The Office, Wilson, 59, played intense Dunder Mifflin salesman Dwight Schrute.—
Victoria Edel,
PEOPLE,
8 Sep. 2025
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Even though my dad was an insurance salesman and had some success, the way I was raised felt to me like a working class environment.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The attackers robbed what was then a clothing store and killed two clerks.—
Quentin Corpuel,
Kansas City Star,
6 Sep. 2025
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Finally, in December 2024, a robber pulled into a 7-Eleven parking lot in American Canyon, pulled a gun on the clerk and left with $58,624 from the safe, authorities said.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.
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