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
Across the way, a salesperson calls out to pedestrians to come in to visit her shop.
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Lilliam Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Public records link the Florida property searched by agents to Debra Kerr, an education technology salesperson whose clients included AllHere.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The more surface area a brand gains in search, the more its language becomes a product in itself, experienced at the edge of the funnel by people who have never seen an ad or spoken to a salesperson.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The salesperson wouldn't give consent to be recorded, but promised to remove Turrise's number from their list.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Lilliam Rivera, Los Angeles Times, 13 Mar. 2026
Public records link the Florida property searched by agents to Debra Kerr, an education technology salesperson whose clients included AllHere.
—Teresa Liu, Daily News, 11 Mar. 2026
The more surface area a brand gains in search, the more its language becomes a product in itself, experienced at the edge of the funnel by people who have never seen an ad or spoken to a salesperson.
—Jason Phillips, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
The salesperson wouldn't give consent to be recorded, but promised to remove Turrise's number from their list.
—CBS News, 6 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesperson
Noun
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But whether by happenstance or fate, a Kansas City cigar salesman warming himself in the store one day persuaded him that this was the place.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
23 Apr. 2026
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Retired salesman and Air Force veteran Bud Levell, 72, has spent most of his life repairing old radios, machines and anything with wires.—
Amelia Mugavero,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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The original 10-point ethics complaint, filed by eight Skokie residents last February, alleged Johnson violated the village’s ethics code by using the public comment podium on multiple occasions for political purposes (Johnson was then running for village clerk).—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Apr. 2026
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The investigation, supported by an audit by Arkansas Legislative Audit, determined Hulen misappropriated $2,210 in court fine payments while employed as the court clerk.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Salesperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesperson. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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