salespeople

plural noun

sales·​peo·​ple ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce salespeople (audio)
Synonyms of salespeoplenext
: persons employed to sell goods or services

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Zscaler lost two key salespeople, and the deceleration is palpable. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 May 2026 The audience was primarily fan-club members, with 50 or so guests of MTV scattered around: friends, salespeople, advertising clients. Dan Kois, Pitchfork, 17 May 2026 Decades before affiliate links and livestreaming platforms made all of us potential salespeople, home-shopping TV understood that a skilled messenger could sell almost anything to bored people alone on the couch. Amanda Mull, Bloomberg, 20 Apr. 2026 One victim, a widow in her mid-70s, described how she was misled and abused by Shah's salespeople. Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 2 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salespeople

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First Known Use

1876, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salespeople was in 1876

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“Salespeople.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salespeople. Accessed 29 May. 2026.

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salespeople

plural noun
sales·​peo·​ple -ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce salespeople (audio)
: people employed to sell goods or services

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