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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The man, 39-year-old Giancarlo Morelli, a car salesman from New Jersey, was one of multiple people charged locally last year in connection with the videos.
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Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
That fear hung over Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, on England’s northwestern coast, where members of Parliament (MPs) and party members gathered this week to take stock of a country that is running out of patience for what Labour is selling, and of sympathy for its salesman.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The Toledo Truth Teller gets a boost from the arrival of Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), a bright-eyed former salesman who is assuming the role of editor-in-chief.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Sanders was working as a salesman at Jay Wolfe Acura near 103rd Street and State Line Road at the time of his 2000 drug arrest.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
That fear hung over Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, on England’s northwestern coast, where members of Parliament (MPs) and party members gathered this week to take stock of a country that is running out of patience for what Labour is selling, and of sympathy for its salesman.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
The Toledo Truth Teller gets a boost from the arrival of Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), a bright-eyed former salesman who is assuming the role of editor-in-chief.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025
Sanders was working as a salesman at Jay Wolfe Acura near 103rd Street and State Line Road at the time of his 2000 drug arrest.
—Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 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 3 Oct. 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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