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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George Lakoff, a professor emeritus of linguistics at the University of California, Berkeley, says Trump often uses salesman tricks to frame a debate on his own terms.
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Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
The audience thinks: neo-Anthony Perkins + knife salesman + divorced dad = big loser.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 May 2024
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Franco Ordoñez, NPR, 11 May 2024
The audience thinks: neo-Anthony Perkins + knife salesman + divorced dad = big loser.
—Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 May 2024
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 20 May. 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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