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Definition of repnext
as in representative
a person who acts or does business for another the company dispatched three reps to the annual marketing fair

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ˈrep How to pronounce rep (audio)
slang
as in reputation
overall quality as seen or judged by people in general I have a rep as a player to maintain, you know

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Recent Examples of rep
Noun
The Hollywood Reporter previously reached out to Kraft’s rep for comment. — Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 4 Oct. 2026 UConn has been figuring it out with 87 new players, many of whom hadn’t seen regular game reps at their prior stop. — Joe Arruda, Hartford Courant, 3 Oct. 2026 That was enough shop-quality donations to stock five Red Cross stores for an entire year, reps say. — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026 But Ben Congdon and Jamal Meriweather split the reps with them throughout the game. — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for rep
  1. representative
  2. reputation
  3. delegate
  4. repute
  5. deputy
  6. agent
  7. attorney
  8. manager
Noun
  • In the records provided to Sportico, the school redacted the name and identifying details of Moore’s representative and the location where his items were sent.
    — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 8 Oct. 2026
  • One of two PetSmart locations in southeast Folsom will close next month, a representative for the company said in an email.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of representative
Noun
  • Mercury in your 5th House quincunxes Saturn in your 10th, bringing play, romance, or self-expression up against responsibilities, reputation, or outside expectations.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Despite its tranquil reputation, knitting is anything but boring.
    — Emma Gometz, Scientific American, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of reputation
Noun
  • More delegates from Latin America, the Arab world and Africa could lift the number of countries represented past 60, and possibly above 70.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Authorities estimate hundreds of thousands of protesters, including students, teachers and delegates from trade unions, took to the streets on Tuesday as protests sweep the country.
    — Melissa Bell, CNN Money, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of delegate
Noun
  • And the ecological values of roadless areas are beyond repute.
    — Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Petviashvili’s repute has grown steadily since her early debut.
    — The Editors of ARTnews, ARTnews.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of repute
Noun
  • Thurman said Life Time has a contract with Freeman Health System for emergency medical services and is set to pay overtime for McDonald County Sheriff's Office deputies working to keep the race safe.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • One deputy was caught directly under branches and the tree's trunk, but was spared in part by the SUV obstructing the fall.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of deputy
Noun
  • The coupling of violence with law and order is ever present in the agent’s recollections, but tonally, the show feels light.
    — Stephanie Wambugu, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Its membership spans producers, executive producers, distributors, sales agents, technical and post-production firms and dubbing houses.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of agent
Noun
  • Twenty-seven states have passed laws ensuring that defendants in consumer debt cases have the right to an attorney once jail time becomes a possibility, Jones said.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Kolodin, an attorney who had lost a GOP primary for the state Senate that summer, was seen as something of a gadfly by some in the state GOP and hardly seen at all by others.
    — Laura Meckler, Washington Post, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of attorney
Noun
  • Heather immediately shows off her Japanese with the hotel manager.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 9 Oct. 2026
  • With restaurant manager Ma Junsheng (Jiang Qiming), Xu Fu turns the failing restaurant into a going concern.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of manager

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“Rep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/rep. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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