salesperson

noun

sales·​per·​son ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn 

plural salespeople ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl  also salespersons

: a person whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone : a salesman or saleswoman

Synonyms

• clerk
• salesclerk
• salesman

Examples of salesperson in a Sentence

The company is hiring new salespeople.

we asked the salesperson to see if there were any shoes in our size in the stockroom

Recent Examples on the Web

The 30-year-old insurance salesperson from Howard Beach, New York looked forward to being endgame with him, but her time was cut short. —Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 11 Feb. 2025

She's been a race director, a recruiter for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach. —Emily Kay Votruba, EverydayHealth.com, 7 Feb. 2025

Manufacturers and salespeople will use the terms Ultra HD and 4K interchangeably. —Bestreviews, The Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2025

Consider a team that comprises eight or ten salespeople and one leader. —Randy Illig, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

Kids Definition

salesperson

noun

sales·​per·​son -ˌpərs-ᵊn 

: a person employed to sell goods or services