saleswoman

noun

sales·​wom·​an ˈsālz-ˌwu̇-mən How to pronounce saleswoman (audio)
plural saleswomen
: a woman whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone compare salesman, salesperson

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His mother, Georgine, was a saleswoman and store manager at the Julius Meinl coffee company in Trieste, which was then part of the Austro-Hungarian empire. A.j. Goldmann, New York Times, 9 Jan. 2025 Take Sara Blakely, who transformed from fax machine saleswoman to Disney World ride greeter to founder of Spanx and serial investor, each role teaching her something about consumer needs and market gaps. Ann Kirschner, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024 Danson had high praise for Bell, who played deceased pharmaceutical saleswoman Eleanor Shellstrop on The Good Place — a role that earned her a Golden Globes nomination in 2019. Joelle Goldstein, People.com, 23 Nov. 2024 That same year, male doctors earned 13 percent more than female medics and a salesman earned 27 percent more than a saleswoman. Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025 See all Example Sentences for saleswoman 

Word History

First Known Use

1704, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of saleswoman was in 1704

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saleswoman

noun
sales·​wom·​an ˈsā(ə)lz-ˌwu̇m-ən How to pronounce saleswoman (audio)
: a woman employed to sell goods especially in a store

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