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saleswoman

saleswoman

11 1.7
A woman who works for a shop or company and helps people buy things
  • noun
  • /ˈseɪlzˌwʊmən/
translation icon : vendedora
  • Amy and Virgil are being led through a series of plants and trees by an earthy saleswoman.
  • Avon saleswoman
  • jewelry saleswoman
  • insurance saleswoman

But I unpacked this story about how I got the offer to play the saleswoman.

Examples

  • I waved to the old saleswoman on the way out, and she responded with a smile.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • I held the dress up against my shoulders and asked the saleswoman what she thought.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • I was the top saleswoman in my district.

    The Front Runner (2018)

  • - I saw her talking to the saleswoman.

    The Women (2008)

  • You make a great saleswoman.

    Moonraker (1979)

  • "Can I help you find anything?" A saleswoman looked at me from the perfume counter.

    Fiction book (1990)

  • Dad names the size, and the saleswoman wonders if that doesn't sound too big.

    Fiction book (1993)

  • I'll never forget my daughter's face when the saleswoman told her about the free hemming!

    Blog text (32)

  • You're a very persuasive saleswoman.

    Lolita (1962)

  • "Can I help you find anything?" A saleswoman looked at me from the perfume counter.

Synonyms

seller
vssaleswoman
257 1.0

A person or company that offers goods for money

is a female worker with the job of selling rather than any person or business
salesperson
vssaleswoman
28 2.2

A person who sells things for a store or company

is female and specifies a woman rather than a gender neutral worker
sales rep
vssaleswoman
  • Informal
19 3.5

A person who sells a company's products or services to customers

is specified by being a woman rather than by sales outreach methods
salesgirl
vssaleswoman
  • Archaic
9 1.6

A young woman who sells things in a shop

is about women sellers in general not only young staff
sales representative
vssaleswoman
7 2.7

A person who contacts customers to sell a company's products and services

is more about gender and general selling rather than company representation
saleslady
vssaleswoman
  • Archaic
3 2.1

A woman who sells things in a shop to customers

is more general and not limited to work in shops
salesclerk
vssaleswoman
  • US
3 2.4

A person who works in a store and helps customers buy things

is defined by gender and can apply to people who sell outside stores too
shopgirl
vssaleswoman
  • Archaic
2 3.2

A young woman who works in a shop selling things to customers

is used for women who sell more broadly not only shop assistants
shop assistant
vssaleswoman
  • UK
1 1.2

A person who helps customers and sells things in a shop

is female and denotes sales as the main duty rather than general help
shop clerk
vssaleswoman
1 1.9

A person who helps customers buy things in a store

is female and focuses on selling rather than general customer service

Antonyms

customer
∞ 1.0

A person or company that buys from a business

Surface Forms

saleswoman singular
saleswomen plural

Morphology

saleswoman = sales + woman (transparent) = sales + woman

Clear compound of 'sales' (selling activity) and 'woman' meaning a woman who sells.

Etymology

Saleswoman is built from sale ('an act of selling') and woman ('an adult female'), so it simply means a woman whose job is to sell goods or services.