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salesperson

[saylz-pur-suhn] / ˈseɪlzˌpɜr sən /


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“I would level with people. I didn’t sound like a salesperson because I can’t sell something that doesn’t make sense.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

The gorgeous charcoal-gray number the salesperson picked out for him was $899.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 1, 2026

Customers can choose items in their size from a digital screen—or use their phones to scan QR codes—and a salesperson will deliver them to the dressing room.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

A candidate like Jack Schlossberg, now running for Congress in Manhattan’s 12th District, is at least more self-aware of his role as salesperson than most.

From Slate ● Jun. 18, 2026

Well, then later that night, the teenager comes back with Mom and Dad, and they pick up a car, and it’s the other salesperson that writes them up.”

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

His advice to chief executives is to flatten organizations, eliminate “glue people” who perform routine tasks, and focus on inventors, salespeople and leaders.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026

“Just because you have coding agents doesn’t mean you’re not hiring engineers,” she said, adding that companies with AI sales agents also need salespeople.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026

Cubicles, where salespeople used to “talk numbers” and finance managers attempted to persuade customers to add extended warranties, have been repurposed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 17, 2026

“That last condition is the one most salespeople skip,” Judge said.

From MarketWatch ● Jun. 16, 2026

They are employees of multinational industry: pharmaceutical salespeople, electronic engineers, information technology managers, accountants, data analysts, plant managers, regional vice presidents, biotechnologists, bankers, manufacturers’ representatives, and franchise chain managers.

From "Class Matters" by The New York Times

At that business, higher wages and the hiring of additional specialized salespersons in preparation for the spinoff are taking a toll.

From MarketWatch ● Dec. 18, 2025

I also interviewed more than 100 current and former engineers, privacy professionals, product managers, salespersons, and lawyers from the largest Silicon Valley tech companies.

From Slate ● Dec. 2, 2021

It also would carve out a roster of professions from the test, including doctors, real estate salespersons, securities and insurance brokers and hairstylists who rent their booths from salon owners.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 11, 2019

Many salespersons have personally performed installation work in the past, and some install the alarm systems they plan themselves.

From Seattle Times ● Jan. 29, 2017

He seldom approves of the occasional frivolous purchases I make, and never makes any attempt to conceal his opinion from salespersons, customers, passersby, and whomever else it doesn't concern in the least.

From Four and Twenty Beds by Nancy Vogel


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