salesman

noun

sales·​man ˈsālz-mən 

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

Synonyms

• clerk
• salesperson

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

Recent Examples on the Web

That lifetime began in a suburb of Toledo called Sylvania, where he was born the son of a graphic artist mother and an insurance salesman father who took him to a Jimi Hendrix concert in the eighth grade that would forever change his life. —Otto Rabe, Cincinnati Enquirer, 24 Sep. 2025

The Toledo Truth Teller gets a boost from the arrival of Ned Sampson (Domhnall Gleeson), a bright-eyed former salesman who is assuming the role of editor-in-chief. —Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2025

Sanders was working as a salesman at Jay Wolfe Acura near 103rd Street and State Line Road at the time of his 2000 drug arrest. —Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025

Wilson played Dunder Mifflin salesman and assistant manager Dwight Schrute for the entirety of the show’s nine-season run. —Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1523, in the meaning defined above

Phrases Containing salesman

• traveling salesman

Rhymes for salesman

• salesmen

Kids Definition

salesman

noun

sales·​man -mən 

: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store

salesmanship

-ˌship

noun