traveling salesman

noun

: a traveling representative of a business concern who solicits orders usually in an assigned territory

Examples of traveling salesman in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The pair were born to Leo Steinem, a traveling salesman, and Ruth Steinem. — Taijuan Moorman, USA Today, 4 Sep. 2026

According to legend, a traveling salesman saw the escape artist in the booth and locked him inside, supposedly causing Houdini to furiously attempt to kick his way out. — Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 4 Sep. 2026

Hickey is the charismatic traveling salesman who preaches a distorted vision of salvation to the social misfits and leftist radicals in a dive bar in lower Manhattan, modeled on the denizens of a favorite O’Neill hangout. — Martha Ross, Mercury News, 3 Sep. 2026

His father, Max, was a traveling salesman who died when Nadler was 3, so he was raised by his mother, Betty, who had immigrated from Russia. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 31 Aug. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for traveling salesman

• salesmen

Kids Definition

traveling salesman

noun

: a traveling representative of a business who solicits orders