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
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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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Brown isn’t your average middle-aged insurance salesman wandering into a high-octane fantasy camp.
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Abbe Lowell, the defense attorney, argued to jurors that his client had completed a rehab program in L.A. and that the gun salesman did not perceive Biden to be under the influence or glassy-eyed.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
As a salesman, politician and pastor, William Roberts served Walled Lake and southeast Michigan in many ways before passing away at 78.
—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
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Greg Engle, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Abbe Lowell, the defense attorney, argued to jurors that his client had completed a rehab program in L.A. and that the gun salesman did not perceive Biden to be under the influence or glassy-eyed.
—Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Dec. 2024
As a salesman, politician and pastor, William Roberts served Walled Lake and southeast Michigan in many ways before passing away at 78.
—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
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 23 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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