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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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
The film is not without its pleasures, including the application of the black-and-white gothic horror tropes in this story about a turn-of-the-century insurance salesman getting sucked into a bizarre and mysterious suicide.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Over at the trade show, Justin Stringer is the salesman at the Butler Machinery booth.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A memorial service for Odis Von Blasingame, Jr., a former Daily News advertising salesman with strong community ties, will be held on Saturday in Harlem.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 2025
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Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 17 Mar. 2025
The film is not without its pleasures, including the application of the black-and-white gothic horror tropes in this story about a turn-of-the-century insurance salesman getting sucked into a bizarre and mysterious suicide.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 14 Mar. 2025
Over at the trade show, Justin Stringer is the salesman at the Butler Machinery booth.
—Kirk Siegler, NPR, 14 Mar. 2025
Listen to this article A memorial service for Odis Von Blasingame, Jr., a former Daily News advertising salesman with strong community ties, will be held on Saturday in Harlem.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 7 Mar. 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 28 Mar. 2025.
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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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