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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Rick Dial, who played a small-town radio reporter in the film, was actually a local furniture salesman.
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Ortega also held the car door shut to keep the salesman trapped inside.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
On the day of the shooting, Arway said Dewees, a salesman at the time, was experiencing stress about rent and insurance money.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
The two met thirty-odd years ago, when Williamson was a salesman at the venerable JJ Hat Center, in midtown.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Los Angeles Times, 16 Feb. 2026
Ortega also held the car door shut to keep the salesman trapped inside.
—Milena Malaver, Miami Herald, 14 Feb. 2026
On the day of the shooting, Arway said Dewees, a salesman at the time, was experiencing stress about rent and insurance money.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 10 Feb. 2026
The two met thirty-odd years ago, when Williamson was a salesman at the venerable JJ Hat Center, in midtown.
—David Kamp, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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 26 Feb. 2026.
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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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