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

Setting up in the garage, the partners created samples and sent them out with a traveling salesman. — Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Items discarded behind a Cracker Barrel restaurant in Georgia played a key role in helping Ohio prosecutors secure an arrest in connection with the killing of a traveling salesman more than 40 years ago, authorities said Monday. — David K. Li, NBC news, 7 July 2026

During the younger Billy's high school years, the traveling salesman's star began to rise and Billy III found humor and pride in it. — Erica Marrison, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

The household is visited weekly by traveling salesman Rutherford Selig (Bradley Stryker), the play’s sole white character who does business with the pots-and-pans-making Seth. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 25 Apr. 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