1. [informal] A person who represents others
   "The union rep negotiated better working conditions";
   - representative
    
2. [informal] A person employed to represent a business and to sell its merchandise (as to customers in a store or to customers who are visited)
   "Is a rep assisting you?";
   - salesperson, sales representative, sales rep [informal], representative
    
3. (weightlifting) a repetition of an exercise
   "He completed three sets of ten reps on the bench press"
    
4. [informal] A theatrical company that performs plays from a repertoire
   "The rep rotated through five different plays during the summer season";
   - stock company [N. Amer], repertory company, repertory, repertory theater [US], repertory theatre
    
5. A fabric with prominent rounded crosswise ribs
   "The upholsterer recommended rep fabric for its durability";
   - repp

1. Work as a sales representative
   "She reps for several cosmetic brands in the region"

1. Republic
    
2. [US] (US Congress) Representative
    
3. [US] Republican

Derived forms: reps, repped, repping

Type of: cloth, employe [US], employee, fabric, material, negotiant, negotiator, textile, theater company [US], theatre company, treater

Encyclopedia: Rep