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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Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Eric said that the family had gardens because Edward couldn’t support six kids on his salary as a salesman.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Enjoying life as a car salesman and family man, his past life is unknown to his wife (Monaghan) and kids (Colletti, Crosby).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
As a result, the contestants range from a marketing salesman with no acting experience to an actor from the touring company of Hamilton who’s never done TV or film.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
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Amarachi Orie, CNN, 1 Nov. 2024
Eric said that the family had gardens because Edward couldn’t support six kids on his salary as a salesman.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 30 Oct. 2024
Enjoying life as a car salesman and family man, his past life is unknown to his wife (Monaghan) and kids (Colletti, Crosby).
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2024
As a result, the contestants range from a marketing salesman with no acting experience to an actor from the touring company of Hamilton who’s never done TV or film.
—Vlada Gelman, TVLine, 29 Oct. 2024
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 23 Nov. 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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