adman

noun

ad·​man ˈad-ˌman How to pronounce adman (audio)
: a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisements

Examples of adman in a Sentence

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Don, who died in 2012, was an artist, curator, and adman who founded a marketing firm in 1952 that specialized in home décor, repping the Danish designer Georg Jensen. Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 20 Mar. 2025 He was followed by Chester Bowles, the adman turned civil rights champion. Penelope Green, New York Times, 21 Jan. 2025 After the adman left, Gary sat thinking of his son, Colin. Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 The adman, Thomas Mosser, was married with three children. Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023 See All Example Sentences for adman

Word History

Etymology

ad entry 1 + man entry 1

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adman was in 1894

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“Adman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adman. Accessed 5 Apr. 2025.

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