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
That’s what salespeople are called in my field: specialists.
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Lisa Pratta
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Not every salesperson who walks in with a pitch leaves with a contract.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
But people tend not to realize how salespeople influence willingness to pay.
—Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Sisco, a salesperson for a welding company, and Harkness, who worked in the hospitality industry, were both previously married and now divorced.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
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Lisa Pratta
june 12, Literary Hub, 12 June 2025
Not every salesperson who walks in with a pitch leaves with a contract.
—David Lyons, Sun Sentinel, 8 May 2025
But people tend not to realize how salespeople influence willingness to pay.
—Chris Mele, Forbes.com, 5 June 2025
Sisco, a salesperson for a welding company, and Harkness, who worked in the hospitality industry, were both previously married and now divorced.
—Ruth Chenetz, CBS News, 31 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesperson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
Noun
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What salesman would have a job if 20% of their sales lost money?—
Reader Commentary,
Baltimore Sun,
19 June 2025
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Like any successful salesman, Blackshire skirted his product’s flaws.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
18 June 2025
Noun
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On Friday evening, a week after the Tribune reported that ICE subpoenaed the clerk’s office for personal information of applicants to the ID program that is often used by noncitizens, the city clerk took down the online application for CityKey.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
17 June 2025
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For more information, visit the website or email the city clerk’s office at cityclerk@cupertino.gov.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
16 June 2025
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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