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

His boss views him only as a salesman, his family as a means of support, and his co-workers as competition who cuts into their business. —Big Think, 14 Oct. 2025

Wahlberg, 54, reprises his role as suburban dad and car salesman Dan Morgan, whose family now knows about his past life as an assassin. —Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 14 Oct. 2025

Bad decisions in Vegas McCarthan grew up in New Jersey and briefly joined the Air Force before becoming a top car salesman in Charlotte, according to letters his family sent into court. —Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025

Her father worked as a salesman at an equipment manufacturing company while her mother worked for the Nara police force. —Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 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