salespeople
Definition
Noun (plural): - People whose job is to sell products or services: "salespeople" refers to individuals who are employed to sell goods, services, or ideas, typically in a retail, wholesale, or business-to-business context. The term is gender-neutral and can include both men and women.
Usage Examples
- (Individuals employed to sell products.)
- (People who work in sales roles.)
- (Those whose income depends on their sales performance.)
Advanced Usage
- "to be a salesperson": to work as an individual who sells.
- She has been a salesperson for over a decade. (She works in sales as a career.)
- "salespeople are the frontline": salespeople are the primary point of contact between a company and its customers.
- In many businesses, salespeople are the frontline of customer interaction. (They represent the company directly to buyers.)
Variants and Related Words
- Salesperson (n, singular): one individual who sells.
- Each salesperson is responsible for their own territory. (A single sales employee.)
- Salesman (n, singular, masculine): a male salesperson.
- The salesman demonstrated the new product to the client. (A man who sells.)
- Saleswoman (n, singular, feminine): a female salesperson.
- The saleswoman closed the deal successfully. (A woman who sells.)
- Salesmanship (n): the skill or technique of selling.
- Good salesmanship involves listening to the customer's needs. (The art of selling.)
Synonyms
- Sales representatives: people who represent a company to sell its products.
- Sellers: people who sell goods or services.
- Merchants: people who trade in goods, often in a retail context.
Related Idioms
- "Salespeople are born, not made": a saying suggesting that natural talent is more important than training in sales.
- He has a natural charm with customers — salespeople are born, not made. (Innate ability matters.)
- "To have a salesperson's gift of the gab": to be very talkative and persuasive.
- She could sell ice to an Eskimo; she has a salesperson's gift of the gab. (Exceptional persuasive speaking ability.)
Phrasal Verbs (related to selling)
- Sell through: to sell all of a product inventory.
- The salespeople sold through the entire stock in one day. (They sold everything.)
- Sell off: to sell goods cheaply to get rid of them.
- The salespeople sold off the old models at a discount. (They cleared out inventory.)