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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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 But Amazon is hoping to make the rest of the car-buying process a lot easier than driving around to showrooms and bargaining with salespeople. — Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 25 June 2026 Zscaler lost two key salespeople, and the deceleration is palpable. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 27 May 2026 At the store level, managers seemed less convinced of the importance of salespeople than in the past, and perhaps more confident that the device would sell itself once customers sat for a demo. — Noam Scheiber, Wired News, 7 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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salespeople

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

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