traveling salesman
noun
: a traveling representative of a business concern who solicits orders usually in an assigned territory
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In the late 19th century, traveling salesmen hawked concoctions of snake oil, uranium, or anything vaguely iridescent and passed it off as a youth tonic to unsuspecting customers.
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Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
His father, who was a traveling salesman and former amateur goalkeeper, carried definite expectations, Klopp added.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
For Candy, getting to play the unsophisticated traveling salesman, a big man like himself, gave him an opportunity to showcase both his flair for broad comedy and, for the first time onscreen, his innate vulnerability.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The film follows a traveling salesman (Josh Lucas) who is desperate to return home after surviving a run-in with a psychotic killer, only to be stalked relentlessly by him across the country and framed for several murders along the way.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
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Air Mail, 25 Oct. 2025
His father, who was a traveling salesman and former amateur goalkeeper, carried definite expectations, Klopp added.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2025
For Candy, getting to play the unsophisticated traveling salesman, a big man like himself, gave him an opportunity to showcase both his flair for broad comedy and, for the first time onscreen, his innate vulnerability.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The film follows a traveling salesman (Josh Lucas) who is desperate to return home after surviving a run-in with a psychotic killer, only to be stalked relentlessly by him across the country and framed for several murders along the way.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 17 Sep. 2025
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“Traveling salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20salesman. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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