detail man

noun

: a sales representative of a drug manufacturer who introduces new drugs especially to physicians and pharmacists

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The detail men were never even told that the drug was no longer safe. Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024 Dales was the hands-on detail man who checked the contract language line by line. Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023 But the detail men recruited more than 1,200 doctors, who gave thalidomide to more than 20,000 Americans. Perri Klass, Washington Post, 23 June 2023 Not a detail man, certainly. William Booth, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of detail man was in 1928

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“Detail man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detail%20man. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

Medical Definition

detail man

noun
: a representative of a drug manufacturer who introduces new products and especially drugs to medical and pharmaceutical professionals (as physicians or pharmacists)
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