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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Her father was a salesman and her mother was a homemaker.
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Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That night, Jamison sat courtside in his home arena, wearing a dark brown suit worthy of a top insurance salesman.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Stuart Perlman was a door-to-door salesman up north.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Ian previously worked at Camping World as a salesman who was known for making people smile, according to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That night, Jamison sat courtside in his home arena, wearing a dark brown suit worthy of a top insurance salesman.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Stuart Perlman was a door-to-door salesman up north.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Ian previously worked at Camping World as a salesman who was known for making people smile, according to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesman
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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salesman
noun
sales·man
-mən 
: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store
salesmanship
noun
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