salesmanship

noun

sales·​man·​ship ˈsālz-mən-ˌship 

1

: the skill or art of selling

2

: ability or effectiveness in selling or in presenting persuasively

political salesmanship

Examples of salesmanship in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Of course, the car was impounded, but your salesmanship succeeded. —Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2025

Given the kid’s natural salesmanship, Murray wants to make his nephew store manager, but Marty just wants to collect the salary he’s owed and fly to London to compete in the championship table tennis tournament. —David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 1 Dec. 2025

Chen pairs his pitch-perfect Trump impression with a Trump-style salesmanship of the best of China. —Mike Valerio, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025

With artists/creators and their audiences understanding what makes the FYP tick, what used to feel like spontaneity now feels like salesmanship. —Sam Saideman, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1880, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Rhymes for salesmanship

• apostleship
• apprenticeship
• assistantship
• championship
• chancellorship
• citizenship
• companionship
• copartnership
• dictatorship
• directorship
• discipleship
• editorship