pitchman

noun

pitch·​man ˈpich-mən 

: 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

Example Sentences

a former star athlete who now works as a pitchman on TV

Recent Examples on the Web

Trump was a con man; Reagan was a corporate pitchman. —Vulture, 3 June 2022

Nelson’s lighter side as a pitchman and former toker came out with his Super Bowl commercials for Skechers shoes. —Dallas News, 29 Apr. 2022

Sanders is a national brand, a national recruiter and a celebrity pitchman. —Brent Schrotenboer, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2022

Oscars campaign benefitted from having a perfect pitchman in Troy Kotsur. —Vulture, 29 Mar. 2022

Silvergate’s use of Bankman-Fried as a pitchman may also create potential legal risks, one securities law expert said. —Gretchen Morgenson, NBC News, 6 Dec. 2022

And the three central performances, from Stevens as a mesmerizing infomercial pitchman to Silicon Valley alum and Freaks and Geeks legend Martin Starr as Stacey’s baffled husband, are masterclasses in camp. —Time, 25 Oct. 2022

Judge’s selling power as a pitchman, and a lucrative side income, is just better as a Yankee. —Pete Caldera, USA TODAY, 11 Sep. 2022

The protagonist, played by Daniel Kaluuya, is named Otis Jr., or O.J., which seems to be a nod to the former football player and rental car pitchman who was famously acquitted for murder. —Ken Makin, The Christian Science Monitor, 3 Aug. 2022

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Word History

First Known Use

1914, in the meaning defined above