traveling salesman

noun

: a traveling representative of a business concern who solicits orders usually in an assigned territory

Examples of traveling salesman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web And like any traveling salesman, Trump is careful not to mention the side effects of this potent treatment. Jamelle Bouie, The Mercury News, 9 Oct. 2024 Duritz’s Charlottesville, Virginia, hotel room resembles that of a rookie traveling salesman. Jim Greer, SPIN, 4 Aug. 2024 The traveling salesman must therefore travel on these roads no matter what. Heinrich Hemme, Scientific American, 20 June 2024 His father, Ernest, was a traveling salesman, and his mother, Norah (Lawless) Kemp, managed the home. Clay Risen, New York Times, 29 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for traveling salesman 

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Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of traveling salesman was in 1833

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“Traveling salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20salesman. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

traveling salesman

noun
: a traveling representative of a business who solicits orders

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