as in representative
a person who acts or does business for another
the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair
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as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general
I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know
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Recent Examples of rep
Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Geminis have a rep for being liars, but that isn’t wholly true.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 16 May 2025
The Brazilian superstar, 30, and her wife welcomed their first baby together, a daughter named Zuri, on Wednesday, May 14, a rep for the couple confirms to PEOPLE.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 May 2025
To some in the industry, the gap between what authors like Reid are offered—face time with internal sales reps, booksellers, and media, marketing and publicity support, the opportunity to tour—and what the majority receives is unfair.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025
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However, even with some ex-crew insisting Berry was expected, reps for the Oscar winner got back to Deadline and vehemently denied their client has anything to do with this L.A. shoot.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 23 May 2025
Geminis have a rep for being liars, but that isn’t wholly true.
—Lisa Stardust, Refinery29, 16 May 2025
The Brazilian superstar, 30, and her wife welcomed their first baby together, a daughter named Zuri, on Wednesday, May 14, a rep for the couple confirms to PEOPLE.
—Hannah Sacks, People.com, 15 May 2025
To some in the industry, the gap between what authors like Reid are offered—face time with internal sales reps, booksellers, and media, marketing and publicity support, the opportunity to tour—and what the majority receives is unfair.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 15 May 2025
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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 3 Jun. 2025.
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