salespeople
plural noun
sales·peo·ple
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Definition of salespeople
: persons employed to sell goods or services
Examples of salespeople in a Sentence
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That hyper-awareness of murky and sometimes-distant criminal threats has been widely criticized by privacy advocates, who argue that Ring has sought to turn police officers into surveillance-system salespeople and capitalize on neighborhood fears. — Drew Harwell, Anchorage Daily News, "Doorbell-camera maker Ring has partnered with 400 police forces, extending surveillance reach," 28 Aug. 2019 Other advertisements were for retail salespeople (1,663), first-time supervisors of retail sales workers (1,148) and customer service representatives (981). — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego unemployment falls to 2.8%," 21 June 2019 Many cities require door-to-door salespeople to have a peddler or solicitor license. — Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, "BBB on Homes: When door-to-door salespeople come a-knockin’," 16 June 2019 The research then looked at what happened after these super-salespeople were promoted. — The Economist, "The promotion curse," 20 June 2019 Many door-to-door salespeople are legitimate, but others are looking only to make a sale and move on as quickly as possible. — Leah Napoliello, Houston Chronicle, "BBB on Homes: When door-to-door salespeople come a-knockin’," 16 June 2019 In June, the types of jobs with the most advertisements were retail salespeople with 1,719 postings. — San Diego Union-Tribune, "San Diego unemployment up marginally to 3.3%," 19 July 2019 Show your diagram to salespeople at several stores and have them estimate how much your job requires. — Kevin Brasler, Washington Post, "The cost-conscious consumer’s guide to buying carpet," 9 July 2019 The research then looked at what happened after these super-salespeople were promoted. — The Economist, "The promotion curse," 20 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'salespeople.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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