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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Turns out that office is closed, but the filmmakers hear that Enervate is trying to revive Toledo’s newspaper by transferring in a salesman from its toilet paper division.
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Need a dad to deal with a sexist car salesman?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Ned, like the fellow former salesman at the center of that other show, is the kind of guy who leads with his heart and tries to do right by his people.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The Paper is willing to mix and match other Office character traits and subplots, so that accountant Adam (Alex Edelman) and toilet paper salesman Travis (Eric Rahill) are both dumb enough to be Kevin.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
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Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
Need a dad to deal with a sexist car salesman?
—Maureen Lee Lenker, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Sep. 2025
Ned, like the fellow former salesman at the center of that other show, is the kind of guy who leads with his heart and tries to do right by his people.
—Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The Paper is willing to mix and match other Office character traits and subplots, so that accountant Adam (Alex Edelman) and toilet paper salesman Travis (Eric Rahill) are both dumb enough to be Kevin.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 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 11 Sep. 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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