From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishsales representativeˈsales repreˌsentative (also sales rep) noun [countable] BOSELLsomeone who travels around, usually within a particular area, selling their company’s products
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sales representative• He worked as a sales representative and she stayed home to have a family.• He has since been joined by his elder brother, Jim, a sales representative.• A publishing sales representative is mainly home-based, with visits to schools to sell publishers' educational lines.• In a sales-orientated approach the sales representative is focussing on his needs as a seller.• The role of the sales representative is extremely important in the organization's overall sales effort. 