pitchman

noun pitch·man \ ˈpich-mən \

Definition of pitchman

: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

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

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After his comments on Under Armour, Simmons reminded Durant that his Golden State teammate, Curry, is the senior pitchman for the brand, which is based in Baltimore.

— langston wertz jr., charlotteobserver, "Nike pitchman Kevin Durant takes not-so-subtle shoe at Steph Curry’s shoe-maker," 29 Aug. 2017
About 75 percent of Nutrisystem’s customers are women, and 25 percent are men, the latter group boosted by former NFL quarterback Dan Marino’s hiring as a pitchman.

— suzette parmley, Philly.com, "How Nutrisystem lost flab and got into fighting shape," 10 Aug. 2017
Prior to the killings, Simpson, now 70, was an American hero, his former prowess on the football field matched by his charm as a celebrity pitchman and actor.

— susan schindehette, PEOPLE.com, "The O.J. Nobody Knew — Read PEOPLE's July 4, 1994 Cover Story," 20 July 2017
Montana has maintained a sizeable public profile over the last two-plus decades, due in large part to his role as a pitchman and a venture capitalist with Liquid 2 Ventures.

— jim owczarski, Cincinnati.com, "Bengals 50: Joe Montana, Jerry Rice and what could have been for Bengals in the '80s," 30 June 2017
The imprisoned former football star and TV pitchman would be released on or after Oct. 1.

— Bloomberg.com, "How And Where O.J. Simpson's Parole Hearing Will Take Place," 22 June 2017
Cosby's squeaky-clean body of work made him a product-pitchman extraordinaire, from Jell-O to Coke.

— brian lowry, CNN, "Bill Cosby: A big legacy, forever tarnished," 18 June 2017
Before finding their way there, many tourists are intercepted by pitchmen for other boats that typically loop around the island.

— joseph goldstein and nate schweber, New York Times, "The Motive in a Manhattan Shooting? The Statue of Liberty," 28 May 2017
Trump is a master pitchman with a keen sense of how to exploit (and, lately, undermine) the media.

— valerie strauss, Washington Post, "The non-policy reasons Trump alarms many educators," 25 May 2017

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