Phrase guide

sales representative

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A sales assistant representing the company outside the place of business.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: sales rep

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: salesperson, sales rep

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: employee

Narrower terms: demonstrator, sales demonstrator, salesclerk, shop clerk, clerk, shop assistant, salesgirl, saleswoman, saleslady, salesman

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 銷售代表 /销售代表 (xiāoshòu dàibiǎo) — Translations
  • Czech: obchodní zástupce — Translations
  • Dutch: verkoopvertegenwoordiger — Translations
  • Finnish: myyntiedustaja — Translations
  • French: délégué commercial — Translations
  • French: commercial — Translations
  • German: Handelsvertreter — Translations
  • Polish: akwizytor — Translations
  • Polish: akwizytorka — Translations
  • Russian: торго́вый представи́тель (torgóvyj predstavítelʹ) — Translations