: a man who makes a sales pitch: such as
a
: one who sells merchandise on the streets or from a concession
b
: one who does radio or TV commercials
Examples of pitchman in a Sentence
a former star athlete who now works as a pitchman on TV
Recent Examples on the Web
Throughout his athletic career, Simpson had dabbled in acting and soon became a commercial pitchman at a time African American athletes rarely if ever got endorsement or merchandise deals.
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Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Thanks to his celebrated basketball career, his ongoing gig as an analyst on TNT or many years as a pitchman for dozens and dozens of companies, O’Neal is one of the most recognizable figures in the country.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
That episode might have led to Rodgers losing his long-time gig as pitchman for State Farm insurance.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The pitchman was Will MacAskill, another young Oxford EA with a PhD in philosophy.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Travis Kelce, a pitchman for Pfizer’s Covid-19 and flu vaccines, won the Super Bowl.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
At community forums, the former baseball star turned pitchman has been a serial no-show.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
The new soda was a smash hit, particularly in the South thanks to pitchmen like NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt and bottling plants in North Carolina and Tennessee.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
Former Dodgers first baseman Garvey was a pitchman for family-friendly Nestle Quik, Lee volunteered with the revolutionary Black Panther Party, Porter taught consumer protection law at UC Irvine and Schiff was a federal prosecutor.
—Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
Dakin Andone, CNN, 11 Apr. 2024
Thanks to his celebrated basketball career, his ongoing gig as an analyst on TNT or many years as a pitchman for dozens and dozens of companies, O’Neal is one of the most recognizable figures in the country.
—Mark Gray, Peoplemag, 20 Jan. 2024
That episode might have led to Rodgers losing his long-time gig as pitchman for State Farm insurance.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 10 Jan. 2024
The pitchman was Will MacAskill, another young Oxford EA with a PhD in philosophy.
—Leif Wenar, WIRED, 27 Mar. 2024
Travis Kelce, a pitchman for Pfizer’s Covid-19 and flu vaccines, won the Super Bowl.
—Meghana Keshavan, STAT, 12 Feb. 2024
At community forums, the former baseball star turned pitchman has been a serial no-show.
—Shawn Hubler, New York Times, 20 Feb. 2024
The new soda was a smash hit, particularly in the South thanks to pitchmen like NASCAR legend Dale Earnhardt and bottling plants in North Carolina and Tennessee.
—Melissa Locker, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2024
Former Dodgers first baseman Garvey was a pitchman for family-friendly Nestle Quik, Lee volunteered with the revolutionary Black Panther Party, Porter taught consumer protection law at UC Irvine and Schiff was a federal prosecutor.
—Phil Willon, Los Angeles Times, 15 Feb. 2024
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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitchman. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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