Synonyms of salesman

salesman

noun

ˈsālz-mən 

as in clerk

a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store

a furniture salesman followed us around the whole time we looked for a new couch

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clerk
• salesperson
• salesclerk
• salespeople
• saleswoman
• salesgirl
• saleslady
• shopgirl
• pitchman
• floorwalker
• pitchwoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salesman

Yes, some production was generated against future pharmaceutical salesmen, but the efficiency is difficult to ignore. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

In it, Simpson pulled pranks on strangers dressed as a Ford Bronco salesman, a durag-wearing rapper, a pizza delivery man, an Elvis Presley impersonator and an elderly, white man. — Kalia Richardson, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026

After all, oodles of fans still worship at the altar of Jim and Pam, the shaggy-haired salesman and timid receptionist who became a generation of besotted worker bees’ Ross and Rachel — the couple to root for who became the couple to emulate. — Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Sep. 2026

Campbell‘s appearance on the podcast was to promote his new film, Ernie & Emma, which follows a small-town pear salesman following the death of his wife, Emma. — Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 7 Sep. 2026