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sales person

sales person is the alternative form of salesperson.

Meaning of salesperson

Noun

salesperson (plural salespersons or salespeople)

  1. A person whose job is to sell things, often in a shop or store.
    • When I was a child, salespeople were usually stationed behind a counter in any given department. […] Having searched in vain for an item and finding a salesperson to ask if the store has it, more often than not you are greeted with, "Do you see it? Then we don't have it."1983 May 15, Linda Dyer, “A CUSTOMER'S RIGHTS”, in The New York Times
    Synonyms:
    seller, vendor

Forms of sales person

pluralsales persons
pluralsales people

Questions about sales person

What is sales person the alternative form of?
Sales person is the alternative form of salesperson.

Words near sales person in the dictionary

  1. sales ledgers
  2. sales of work
  3. sales on approval
  4. sales order
  5. sales people
  6. sales person
  7. sales persons
  8. sales pitch
  9. sales pitches
  10. sales profit
  11. sales profits

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