traveling salesman
noun
: a traveling representative of a business concern who solicits orders usually in an assigned territory
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Teenage Fox had an electric guitar without an amp and soon started playing music with his younger brother, Tommy, who made a percussion instrument out of an oversize suitcase from their father’s days as a traveling salesman.
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Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Think about the factory worker that feels threatened by automation, or the traveling salesman, the last of whom have no leg to stand on against e-commerce’s decimation of their profession.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In the scene, Carell's Michael stands in front of a glass door, blocking the exit of Olyphant's Danny Cordray, a slick, successful traveling salesman from Osprey Paper.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Facing an epic bout of writers’ block while cooped up in a rotting Los Angeles hotel, Barton befriends a diabolically charismatic traveling salesman named Charlie (Goodman) who’s staying down the hall.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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Nate Rogers, Vulture, 22 May 2025
Think about the factory worker that feels threatened by automation, or the traveling salesman, the last of whom have no leg to stand on against e-commerce’s decimation of their profession.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
In the scene, Carell's Michael stands in front of a glass door, blocking the exit of Olyphant's Danny Cordray, a slick, successful traveling salesman from Osprey Paper.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 23 Jan. 2025
Facing an epic bout of writers’ block while cooped up in a rotting Los Angeles hotel, Barton befriends a diabolically charismatic traveling salesman named Charlie (Goodman) who’s staying down the hall.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Traveling salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/traveling%20salesman. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.
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