plural salesmen
: a person (especially a man) whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone compare salesperson, saleswoman
Examples of salesman in a Sentence
He was the company's best salesman last year.
a furniture salesman followed us around the whole time we looked for a new couch
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As a salesman, politician and pastor, William Roberts served Walled Lake and southeast Michigan in many ways before passing away at 78.
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M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
His compassion permeated The Twilight Zone, where ordinary people – salesmen, teachers, and soldiers – became the heroes of extraordinary stories.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Pennies from Heaven was based on British writer Dennis Potter’s postmodern TV series about the morbid inner life of a Depression-era sheet music salesman named Arthur (played by Steve Martin).
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
The advertisements, typically nestled inside popular magazines and supermarket tabloids, tended to address readers with the smarmy cadence of a door-to-door salesman, hinting at the possibility of a big payday.
—Luke Savage, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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M.l. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, 5 Dec. 2024
His compassion permeated The Twilight Zone, where ordinary people – salesmen, teachers, and soldiers – became the heroes of extraordinary stories.
—Heather Wishart-Smith, Forbes, 29 Nov. 2024
Pennies from Heaven was based on British writer Dennis Potter’s postmodern TV series about the morbid inner life of a Depression-era sheet music salesman named Arthur (played by Steve Martin).
—Armond White, National Review, 29 Nov. 2024
The advertisements, typically nestled inside popular magazines and supermarket tabloids, tended to address readers with the smarmy cadence of a door-to-door salesman, hinting at the possibility of a big payday.
—Luke Savage, Smithsonian Magazine, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 17 Dec. 2024.
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salesman
noun
sales·man
-mən 
: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store
salesmanship
noun
-ˌship
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