plural salesmen
: a person (especially a man) whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone compare salesperson, saleswoman
Examples of salesman in a Sentence
He was the company's best salesman last year.
a furniture salesman followed us around the whole time we looked for a new couch
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Mild-mannered salesman Gerry Fleck (Eugene Levy) and his vivacious wife, Cookie (Catherine O’Hara), happily prepare their Norwich Terrier, while shop owner Harlan Pepper (Christopher Guest) hopes his Bloodhound wins top prize.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Her willpower wobbling, the 37-year-old nurse and mother of three pushed her shopping cart forward, giving the friendly salesman a wide berth.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Fitzgerald’s father lost his salesman’s job in 1908.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 29 Apr. 2025
The film’s synopsis reads: An ordinary couple offer refuge to a Jewish perfume salesman during the Nazi occupation of the Netherlands, where the challenge of cohabitating with a stranger unfolds in unexpected ways.
—Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 Apr. 2025
Her willpower wobbling, the 37-year-old nurse and mother of three pushed her shopping cart forward, giving the friendly salesman a wide berth.
—Jessica Guynn, USA Today, 17 Apr. 2025
Fitzgerald’s father lost his salesman’s job in 1908.
—Ron Grossman, Chicago Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesman
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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salesman
noun
sales·man
-mən 
: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store
salesmanship
noun
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