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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Troy Burress was a 50-year-old sausage salesman from Ocala who was reported missing in July 1990.
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Her mother was an actress; her father, a cotton salesman, served in both World Wars.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
The show, set in Chicago, starred O’Neill as women’s shoe salesman Al Bundy, Sagal as his wife Peggy, Applegate as not-so-bright daughter Kelly and Faustino as troublemaker son Bud.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The meetings, revealed in records obtained by The Star and later confirmed by Kehoe’s office, illustrate the significant role the governor, a car salesman by trade, is still playing in negotiations over the teams’ future.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2025
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Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2025
Her mother was an actress; her father, a cotton salesman, served in both World Wars.
—Rhett Bartlett, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2025
The show, set in Chicago, starred O’Neill as women’s shoe salesman Al Bundy, Sagal as his wife Peggy, Applegate as not-so-bright daughter Kelly and Faustino as troublemaker son Bud.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 28 Oct. 2025
The meetings, revealed in records obtained by The Star and later confirmed by Kehoe’s office, illustrate the significant role the governor, a car salesman by trade, is still playing in negotiations over the teams’ future.
—Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 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 2 Nov. 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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