Thesaurus results for SALESPERSON

salesperson

noun

ˈsālz-ˌpər-sᵊn

Definition of salesperson

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 Tools can also summarize meeting transcripts, identify follow-up tasks and prepare customer relationship management (CRM) updates before a salesperson finishes their next meeting. — Don Markland, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026 In less time than that, the salesperson came back with my three watches and just gave them to me. — Ticked Off, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026 After the price was questioned, the salesperson consulted another employee and returned with a lower offer. — Kristine Lazar, CBS News, 27 Aug. 2026 The salesperson walked me through the different design features during his visit and used a heat lamp to show me how effectively the window reduces heat transfer. — Jason Rueger, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesperson

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Its original owner and namesake was a salesman at Marshall Field & Company, a department store in downtown Chicago.

— Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2026
Keyt’s father ran a flooring and furnishing company, which Flynn had worked for as a salesman for about three or four years, Keyt said.

— Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 22 Sep. 2026

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Lennon, the Boone County clerk, predicted that there will be uncertainty as to whether the election winners can even be seated in Congress; surely, there will be litigation to that end.

— Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026
As recently as fall 2023, the stepmother ran into Laura Hamilton, who was working as a clerk at a Dollar Tree in town, and Hamilton indicated that Kari Siira still lived in her home under her care, according to court records.

— Idaho Statesman, Idaho Statesman, 9 Oct. 2026

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