sales person

plural sales persons · plural sales people

1. alternativeAlternative form of salesperson.

   Day in and day out, administrative assistants, sales people, executives and people holding all types of positions continue to make silly errors in emails, correspondence, fliers and advertisements.

   2016 May 6, Kristen Asleson, “Did you read what you just wrote?”, in Post-Bulletin, Rochester, Minn.: Post-Bulletin Co., →ISSN, →OCLC, page A6, column 2

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   It has doubtless never occurred to her that, by returning these goods for no other reason than that she does not want them, she not only causes a loss to the owner of the store, but causes a definite shrinkage in the earnings of the sales persons who waited on her.

   1914 November 22, “Where Customers Are to Blame: Hardships to Sales Persons Caused by Thoughtless Women Who Shop for Fun”, in The New York Times, New York, N.Y.: The New York Times Company, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 30 May 2025

   Most of us are just more comfortable shopping in stores — whether it’s because we want to try on clothes before we buy them, touch products to make sure they’re well made, or receive in-person assistance from a sales person.

   2014 October 10, Kevin Roose, “Why Amazon Will Open a Retail Store, in 3 Charts”, in Intelligencer, New York, N.Y.: New York Media, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 20 Oct 2018