adman

noun

ad·​man ˈad-ˌman How to pronounce adman (audio)
: a person who writes, solicits, or places advertisements

Examples of adman in a Sentence

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After the adman left, Gary sat thinking of his son, Colin. Emily Harnett, Harper's Magazine, 26 Apr. 2024 The adman, Thomas Mosser, was married with three children. Alex Traub, BostonGlobe.com, 10 June 2023 In 1960, Marion Harper Jr., the visionary adman who was president of McCann-Erickson and later built Interpublic, hired Mr. Spielvogel as a public relations man. New York Times, 21 Apr. 2021 Bob Adler, a retired adman, summed up the situation. Katherine Rosman Justin J Wee, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2023 See all Example Sentences for adman 

Word History

Etymology

ad entry 1 + man entry 1

First Known Use

1894, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of adman was in 1894

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“Adman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/adman. Accessed 13 Dec. 2024.

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