sales rep

noun

, Informal.

1. sales representative.

Word History and Origins

Origin of sales rep¹

First recorded in 1965–70

Example Sentences

So they had to call the pacemaker sales rep, who was not at the hospital, and tell him to bring the right one ASAP.

From Los Angeles Times

An Ekol sales rep also encouraged the reporter to eat more and return for surgery at a later date.

From BBC

For many years the global beauty giant relied on an army of door-to-door sales reps, who could demonstrate their wares first-hand.

From BBC

Like a lot of kiosk sales reps, I did not have a permanent address for most of the last three years.

From Seattle Times

Beck Bennett stars as Pat, a lazy, quasi-oafish sales rep at an investment app start-up.

From New York Times

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