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
Recent Examples on the Web
Department of Justice By contrast, going by the affidavit, Merchant brought a salesman’s confidence.
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Karl Vick, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
Hakeem, a 29-year-old medical device salesman from Schaumburg, Illinois.
Jeremy, a 29-year-old real estate investor from New York.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 July 2024
Reynolds' Wade Wilson has hung up his latex red suit and forged a new yet duller life for himself as a used car salesman.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Rodger: Amon Carter was this West Texas salesman who came to Fort Worth and went to work for one of the two newspapers at the turn of the century.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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Karl Vick, TIME, 23 Sep. 2024
Hakeem, a 29-year-old medical device salesman from Schaumburg, Illinois.
Jeremy, a 29-year-old real estate investor from New York.
—Haadiza Ogwude, The Enquirer, 22 July 2024
Reynolds' Wade Wilson has hung up his latex red suit and forged a new yet duller life for himself as a used car salesman.
—Sydney Bucksbaum, EW.com, 22 July 2024
Rodger: Amon Carter was this West Texas salesman who came to Fort Worth and went to work for one of the two newspapers at the turn of the century.
—Spencer Whaley, Forbes, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 2 Oct. 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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