pitchman

noun

pitch·​man ˈpich-mən How to pronounce pitchman (audio)
: a man who makes a sales pitch: such as
a
: one who sells merchandise on the streets or from a concession
b
: one who does radio or TV commercials

Examples of pitchman in a Sentence

a former star athlete who now works as a pitchman on TV
Recent Examples on the Web Travis Kelce, a pitchman for Pfizer’s Covid-19 and flu vaccines, won the Super Bowl. Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024 At community forums, the former baseball star turned pitchman has been a serial no-show. Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024 The new soda was a smash hit, particularly in the South thanks to pitchmen like NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt and bottling plants in North Carolina and Tennessee. Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024 Former Dodgers first baseman Garvey was a pitchman for family-friendly Nestle Quik, Lee volunteered with the revolutionary Black Panther Party, Porter taught consumer protection law at UC Irvine and Schiff was a federal prosecutor. Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024 As the only place to reach such a massive audience live, several ideologies — including Catholicism, with pitchman Mark Wahlberg, and Scientology — put their $7 million for 30 seconds on the line. Barbara Lippert, The Hollywood Reporter, 12 Feb. 2024 The investment in the Chiefs started in 2019 with Mr. Mahomes joining Mr. Rodgers, a longtime State Farm pitchman. Santul Nerkar, New York Times, 8 Feb. 2024 With co-founder Adam Neumann as its charismatic pitchman, WeWork raised billions of dollars and grew rapidly, often doubling in revenue each year. Ellen Huet, Fortune, 31 Oct. 2023 Sam Altman is first and foremost a pitchman for the year’s biggest tech products. Brian Merchant, Los Angeles Times, 20 Nov. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pitchman was in 1914

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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitchman. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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