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
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Recent Examples of salesman
The meetings, revealed in records obtained by The Star and later confirmed by Kehoe’s office, illustrate the significant role the governor, a car salesman by trade, is still playing in negotiations over the teams’ future.
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
His father, a veteran of World War II, was a burial vault salesman and would often take Fitzpatrick with him on business trips, regaling him with tales of the city.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
Springsteen was famous enough to get recognized by a car salesman and passersby, yet still local enough to sit in every Sunday night with your basic around-the-way rockers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The Italian luxury sports car company was founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari, a former race car driver and salesman.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
His father, a veteran of World War II, was a burial vault salesman and would often take Fitzpatrick with him on business trips, regaling him with tales of the city.
—News Desk, Artforum, 23 Oct. 2025
Springsteen was famous enough to get recognized by a car salesman and passersby, yet still local enough to sit in every Sunday night with your basic around-the-way rockers.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
The Italian luxury sports car company was founded in 1939 by Enzo Ferrari, a former race car driver and salesman.
—Eileen Falkenberg-Hull, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
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Last year, in an effort to bring at least some unofficial results to the county faster, Forlini and the county sheriff offered a program where a deputy and a county clerk employee went to municipalities to pick up the sticks and drive them back to the county elections department in Mount Clemens.—
Christina Hall,
Freep.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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In September 2017, Singer petitioned the clerk of Palm Beach County to legally change his name to Hunter Barrett Scott.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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Derek James Smith, a salesperson and first-time political candidate hoping to unseat City Council President Colin Nash, has been open about his past meth addiction.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Oct. 2025
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She's been a race director, a team recruiter for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.—
Tom Gavin,
EverydayHealth.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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