Definition of salespersonnext
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 Your strongest salesperson cannot explain your value in a meeting your company was never invited to attend. — Dennis Kirwan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 Inbound and outbound travel through Heihe Port – a major border crossing connecting China’s northeast Heilongjiang province with the Russian city of Blagoveshchensk – remains normal, a salesperson at Heihe China Travel Agency told CNN on Wednesday. — Zahra Ullah, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026 In less time than that, the salesperson came back with my three watches and just gave them to me. — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 After the price was questioned, the salesperson consulted another employee and returned with a lower offer. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesperson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
Noun
  • The salesman, Hugo, said my new frames were inspired by the winding roads of the Italian countryside.
    — Tyler Watamanuk, New Yorker, 10 Nov. 2026
  • This Buick purchase came from Currie Motors Buick and GMC in Valparaiso, and my salesman Alfonso Martinez has worked at the dealership for a year.
    — Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Elections clerks around California in the week before the election were sent subpoenas to testify before grand juries slated to convene in November.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Minnie creeps out of her shell, signing up to sing in the talent show and developing a crush on a video store clerk (Iman Vellani).
    — Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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