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salesperson

 
 
/ˈseɪlzˌpɜːsən/ noun [C] (plural salespeople) COMMERCE, MARKETING

Definition

a person whose job is to sell things in a store, or by visiting or phoning customers and possible customers: The supervisor's role is to make sure that every salesperson makes a given number of calls every day. a good/talented/experienced salesperson → Compare salesman, saleswoman
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