salesman

noun

sales·​man ˈsālz-mən 

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

Synonyms

• clerk
• salesclerk
• salesperson

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

Recent Examples on the Web

When a young Bible salesman pays a visit to her father’s church, a nascent sense of desire is awakened in Winnie that leads her to the edges of her repression. —Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025

For 10 years, Hackman studied acting and worked as a doorman, furniture mover, women's shoe salesman, Howard Johnson's counterman: everyman jobs. —Ty Burr, EW.com, 27 Feb. 2025

Pritzker has done solid work as the state’s chief salesman and has achievements to show for it, such as the Rivian electric vehicle plant in Normal and PsiQuantum’s quantum computing campus on Chicago’s South Side. —The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2025

The former comedian has spent the last three years as the wartime president of Ukraine and its chief international salesman, and he’s somehow managed to succeed at holding the Russian military mostly at bay while simultaneously rallying most of the world’s nations behind his cause. —Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 17 Feb. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing salesman

• traveling salesman

Rhymes for salesman

• salesmen

Kids Definition

salesman

noun

sales·​man -mən 

: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store

salesmanship

-ˌship

noun