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
The salesperson wouldn't give consent to be recorded, but promised to remove Turrise's number from their list.
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CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Sculptra salesperson had given all us front office ladies SCULPTRA™ tee shirts with the words spelled out in rhinestones across our breasts.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
But the salesperson also has to be protected against illegitimate complaints or unwarranted approaches outside of normal channels.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
So what makes for a good salesperson?
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
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CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
The Sculptra salesperson had given all us front office ladies SCULPTRA™ tee shirts with the words spelled out in rhinestones across our breasts.
—Literary Hub, 3 Mar. 2026
But the salesperson also has to be protected against illegitimate complaints or unwarranted approaches outside of normal channels.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 25 Feb. 2026
So what makes for a good salesperson?
—David Moin, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
See All Example Sentences for salesperson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
Noun
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Lou Junod was a charismatic war veteran with a Purple Heart, a travelling handbag salesman, and a husband who was married to the same woman for fifty-nine years.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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At the start of Bloodline, a former used car salesman, Winston Alcorn, has moved his wife, Mandy, and their two young sons from Lexington, Kentucky, to rural Lebanon, Tennessee.—
Francine Prose,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Under the model, an occupation scores high on substitution risk when AI can handle most of its core tasks, like insurance claims clerks and bill collectors.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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Michael Sanchez, a spokesperson for the Los Angeles County registrar-recorder/county clerk, said that Heidi Pratt was registered to vote in Santa Barbara County.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 7 Apr. 2026.
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