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
His mother Miguelina Elói Assis dos Santos was a door-to-door salesperson, and his father João da Silva Moreira worked as a shipyard worker while playing amateur football.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 June 2026
Tourists like Mario Álvarez Gamiño, a 67-year-old retired salesperson from Mexico, flock to Santos to see anything that connects the Brazilian port city to the man.
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ABC News,
7 June 2026
Some slick salesperson sold her another plan, and she was cut off from rehab care.
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Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Bargatze plays Nate Wilcox, a beloved Toyota salesperson whose wife, Katie (played by Mandy Moore), runs their home like clockwork.
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David Sims,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for salesperson
Encyclopedia Britannica,
20 June 2026
Tourists like Mario Álvarez Gamiño, a 67-year-old retired salesperson from Mexico, flock to Santos to see anything that connects the Brazilian port city to the man.
—
ABC News,
7 June 2026
Some slick salesperson sold her another plan, and she was cut off from rehab care.
—
Eric Thomas,
Sun Sentinel,
6 June 2026
Bargatze plays Nate Wilcox, a beloved Toyota salesperson whose wife, Katie (played by Mandy Moore), runs their home like clockwork.
—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
5 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for salesperson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
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The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published.
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Pughsley, one of the last old-school American bookies, with a salesman’s knack for generating business and a website that was ahead of its time, was going down, and the people around him were, too.
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That belief is guiding the work of the clerk’s office.
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Colorado's county clerks want voters to know that elections are administered by dedicated public servants who work every day to ensure ballots are handled securely, accurately, and transparently.
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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