pitchman

noun

pitch·​man ˈpich-mən How to pronounce pitchman (audio)
: a man who makes a sales pitch: such as
a
: one who sells merchandise on the streets or from a concession
b
: one who does radio or TV commercials

Examples of pitchman in a Sentence

a former star athlete who now works as a pitchman on TV
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The 28-year-old Detroit Tigers phenom has become a celebrity pitchman for CURE, appearing with Poe in a TV commercial staged as a mock interview. Carol Cain, Freep.com, 17 Aug. 2025 Investment advisor Betterment, along with Titleist, FootJoy and Foresight Sports employ him as a pitchman. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2025 In retrospect, this chain of promises looks like a watershed moment in Trump’s evolution from builder to entertainer to pitchman to political entrepreneur. David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025 Red Barber called the action, and while there were no commercial breaks, the sportscaster served as a pitchman for Wheaties between innings, slicing a banana into a heaping bowl of the Breakfast of Champions™ while Leo Durocher sidled up to the batter’s box. Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitchman

Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of pitchman was in 1914

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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitchman. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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