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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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
What an opportune time for the chatbot salesmen to come knocking, cheerfully offering up a neater solution.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Zarembinski, who has worked as a supervisor at a fiber-optics construction company and as a door-to-door salesman, is looking for work.
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Rachel Handler, Vulture, 9 Dec. 2025
What an opportune time for the chatbot salesmen to come knocking, cheerfully offering up a neater solution.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
Zarembinski, who has worked as a supervisor at a fiber-optics construction company and as a door-to-door salesman, is looking for work.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 6 Dec. 2025
The Jay Kelly star reflected on one of his first jobs as a shoe salesman.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Dec. 2025
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 14 Dec. 2025.
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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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