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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Selonia and Reginald Reed Sr. Reggie Reed Jr. Selonia and Reginald, who was a Marine and later a car salesman, met during their high school years.
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Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
When addressing board members, leadership is essentially a salesman tasked with promoting cybersecurity initiatives.
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Alas, The Man said no to his dream of swinging a pickaxe all day within the bowels of a pitch-dark cave, and so poor Steve grew up to be the saddest doorknob salesman that Chuglass, Idaho had ever seen.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
All coaches are salesman, but the basketball coach at Texas A&M can often feel like Willie Loman.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Apr. 2025
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Vladimir Duthiers, Paul Larosa, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2025
When addressing board members, leadership is essentially a salesman tasked with promoting cybersecurity initiatives.
—Dewayne Hart, Forbes.com, 3 Apr. 2025
Alas, The Man said no to his dream of swinging a pickaxe all day within the bowels of a pitch-dark cave, and so poor Steve grew up to be the saddest doorknob salesman that Chuglass, Idaho had ever seen.
—David Ehrlich, IndieWire, 2 Apr. 2025
All coaches are salesman, but the basketball coach at Texas A&M can often feel like Willie Loman.
—Mac Engel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 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 5 May. 2025.
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salesman
noun
sales·man
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: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store
salesmanship
noun
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