: 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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The film tracks Madden’s journey from humble beginnings to coaching the Raiders to the Super Bowl in 1976 and later finding further success on television, video games and becoming a reliable pitchman for a wealth of advertisers.
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Minnesota business icon and TV pitchman Dick Enrico died earlier this month at the age of 85.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Crazy Eddie’s legendary pitchman, Jerry Carroll, actually dressed up as Santa Claus for the chain’s famous holiday ads, for which Crazy Eddie presumably had to pay.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
His catchphrases and infomercial clips bounced around the internet for years, cementing him as one of the rare pitchmen who crossed into mainstream notoriety.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
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Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 26 Dec. 2025
Minnesota business icon and TV pitchman Dick Enrico died earlier this month at the age of 85.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Crazy Eddie’s legendary pitchman, Jerry Carroll, actually dressed up as Santa Claus for the chain’s famous holiday ads, for which Crazy Eddie presumably had to pay.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
His catchphrases and infomercial clips bounced around the internet for years, cementing him as one of the rare pitchmen who crossed into mainstream notoriety.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 25 Nov. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitchman
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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitchman. Accessed 3 Jan. 2026.
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