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
Poland 🇵🇱 Goldwyn was a glove salesman before forming the first of several movie studios, including what would become MGM.
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.
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Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Check out those New England-style post caps, the fence salesman thought, that classic mortise-and-tenon construction.
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Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
31 May 2026
In May, Hendy had gone all the way to Pocatello, Idaho, and back, 649 miles each way, while making a series of stops to scrutinize the route and line up crack salesmen as guides.
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Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Alex Knapp,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.
—
Angela Andaloro,
PEOPLE,
3 June 2026
Check out those New England-style post caps, the fence salesman thought, that classic mortise-and-tenon construction.
—
Danielle Paquette,
Washington Post,
31 May 2026
In May, Hendy had gone all the way to Pocatello, Idaho, and back, 649 miles each way, while making a series of stops to scrutinize the route and line up crack salesmen as guides.
—
Eric Moskowitz,
The Atlantic,
31 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
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That belief is guiding the work of the clerk’s office.
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Colorado's county clerks want voters to know that elections are administered by dedicated public servants who work every day to ensure ballots are handled securely, accurately, and transparently.
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To be sized for a bra can be an anxiety-inducing experience for anyone, let alone a trans adult unwilling to solicit a salesperson’s help.
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Once upon a time, someone would visit a website, and then a salesperson would run a play based on the person's activity.
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 3 Jul. 2026.
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