salesperson

noun

sales·​per·​son ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn How to pronounce salesperson (audio)
plural salespeople ˈsālz-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce salesperson (audio) also salespersons
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: 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

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The company is hiring new salespeople. we asked the salesperson to see if there were any shoes in our size in the stockroom
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To try that one, the salesperson first had to turn down the covers for us like a mother with her children or a housekeeper in a fancy hotel. — Jaklin Romine oct. 15, Los Angeles Times, 15 Oct. 2026 At one unsuitable Gramercy apartment, Taylor encountered Cam Armand, a salesperson on the Kota team at Compass, and the Folwells enlisted his help. — Joyce Cohen, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026 In some reports, customers said the salesperson instructed them to authorize charges flagged by their bank as potentially fraudulent. — Monika Evstatieva, NPR, 14 Oct. 2026 Your strongest salesperson cannot explain your value in a meeting your company was never invited to attend. — Dennis Kirwan, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesperson

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First Known Use

1844, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of salesperson was in 1844

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salesperson

noun
sales·​per·​son -ˌpərs-ᵊn How to pronounce salesperson (audio)
: a person employed to sell goods or services
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