salespeople

[seylz-pee-puhl] / ˈseɪlzˌpi pəl /

NOUN

salesman/woman

Synonyms

STRONGEST

clerk

STRONG

businessperson dealer peddler rep salesclerk salesgirl saleslady seller vendor

WEAK

sales assistant sales rep sales representative store clerk traveling salesperson

Antonyms

STRONG

customer

Example Sentences

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Palantir CEO Alex Karp touted the company’s “ staggering growth” despite “a hiring discipline that is too rare in the software industry today,” highlighting that it only has 70 salespeople.

From MarketWatch • May 5, 2026

At an El Paso car dealer network, Casa Auto Group, salespeople said prospective buyers have started asking why they don’t offer something as inexpensive as the Chinese cars sold just miles away in Mexico.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Notably, most of the products sold were of the complex type, such as variable and indexed annuities, that typically generate the highest fees for the salespeople.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026

When salespeople push him to come in, he has a ready response.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 14, 2026

The salespeople seemed friendlier there and didn't shout us down anytime we touched something.

From "March Forward, Girl" by Melba Pattillo Beals