salesperson
noun
sales·per·son
ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn 
plural salespeople
ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl
also salespersons
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
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 department stores employed as much as 50% more salespeople than competitors, reducing customers’ wait times and increasing sales volume.
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Stephen Miller / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 May 2024
There were 2,619 job postings for nurses, followed by posts for retail salespeople with 2,310, sales representatives with 1,201 and first-line supervisors of retail workers with 1,145.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Beware of the time share Many hotels and resorts in Mexico also have timeshare desks on property, with salespeople on staff who look to recruit new timeshare holders.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
The source of the outrage was not a customer or a salesperson, but an algorithm — specifically one that was being used to predict the amount of care needed by seriously ill patients.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 7 May 2024
Charlotte store officials were unavailable to comment, but a salesperson answering the phone said the store will likely close by the end of July.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
But more than 30 trainers, veterinarians and drug salespeople either pleaded or were found guilty and went to jail.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Multiplying that with the hundreds of monthly meetings recruiters or salespeople schedule and removing that monotony would be one effective way to apply AI to a common business problem.
—Stephen Hsu, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Among the largest occupations for women, the most egregious pay gaps were among financial managers (women earned 71% of every dollar a man earns), retail salesperson (72%), education and child care administrators (79%), administrative assistants (80%) and managers (81%).
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
Stephen Miller / Bloomberg, TIME, 20 May 2024
There were 2,619 job postings for nurses, followed by posts for retail salespeople with 2,310, sales representatives with 1,201 and first-line supervisors of retail workers with 1,145.
—Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 May 2024
Beware of the time share Many hotels and resorts in Mexico also have timeshare desks on property, with salespeople on staff who look to recruit new timeshare holders.
—Meagan Drillinger, Travel + Leisure, 11 May 2024
The source of the outrage was not a customer or a salesperson, but an algorithm — specifically one that was being used to predict the amount of care needed by seriously ill patients.
—Elaine Chen Reprints, STAT, 7 May 2024
Charlotte store officials were unavailable to comment, but a salesperson answering the phone said the store will likely close by the end of July.
—Catherine Muccigrosso, Charlotte Observer, 3 May 2024
But more than 30 trainers, veterinarians and drug salespeople either pleaded or were found guilty and went to jail.
—Melissa Hoppert, New York Times, 2 May 2024
Multiplying that with the hundreds of monthly meetings recruiters or salespeople schedule and removing that monotony would be one effective way to apply AI to a common business problem.
—Stephen Hsu, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
Among the largest occupations for women, the most egregious pay gaps were among financial managers (women earned 71% of every dollar a man earns), retail salesperson (72%), education and child care administrators (79%), administrative assistants (80%) and managers (81%).
—Jeanne Sahadi, CNN, 12 Mar. 2024
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesperson. Accessed 23 May. 2024.
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salesperson
noun
sales·per·son
-ˌpərs-ᵊn
: a person employed to sell goods or services
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