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 That’s what salespeople are called in my field: specialists. Lisa Pratta june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025 Not every salesperson who walks in with a pitch leaves with a contract. David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025 But people tend not to realize how salespeople influence willingness to pay. Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025 Sisco, a salesperson for a welding company, and Harkness, who worked in the hospitality industry, were both previously married and now divorced. Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for salesperson
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Noun
  • What salesman would have a job if 20% of their sales lost money?
    Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 19 June 2025
  • Like any successful salesman, Blackshire skirted his product’s flaws.
    Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 June 2025
Noun
  • After the vote, Minority Leader Chuck Schumer, D-New York, forced Senate clerks to read the entire 940-page bill rather than customarily waiving that chore.
    Bart Jansen, USA Today, 30 June 2025
  • After nearly 16 hours, the Senate clerks concluded their reading of the bill on the floor, starting the clock on debate.
    Kaia Hubbard June 29, CBS News, 29 June 2025

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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 4 Jul. 2025.

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