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Recent Examples of pitchman
But with his broadcast duties, the Hall of Fame quarterback has been more of a pitchman and advisor than hands-on architect.
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
An avuncular, Dairy-Queen-eating, Coke-drinking product pitchman.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Minnesota business icon and TV pitchman Dick Enrico died earlier this month at the age of 85.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Crazy Eddie’s legendary pitchman, Jerry Carroll, actually dressed up as Santa Claus for the chain’s famous holiday ads, for which Crazy Eddie presumably had to pay.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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J.j. Bailey, New York Times, 12 Jan. 2026
An avuncular, Dairy-Queen-eating, Coke-drinking product pitchman.
—Luciana Lopez, CNN Money, 31 Dec. 2025
Minnesota business icon and TV pitchman Dick Enrico died earlier this month at the age of 85.
—Riley Moser, CBS News, 23 Dec. 2025
Crazy Eddie’s legendary pitchman, Jerry Carroll, actually dressed up as Santa Claus for the chain’s famous holiday ads, for which Crazy Eddie presumably had to pay.
—Susan B. Glasser, New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchman
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Why are so many celebrities emerging as liquor pitchmen and pitchwomen?—
Dallas News,
Dallas News,
2 Mar. 2023
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Viola Davis was a rousing pitchwoman for The Woman King at TIFF, and the 57-year-old Oscar winner’s transformation into a brawny action star should not be underestimated.—
Vulture,
Vulture,
29 Sep. 2022
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The best parts are the musical ones, of course, but there's plenty of deliciously trashy John Waters-style cheese happening too, with silly subplots and exaggerated teen stereotypes (nerd, huckster, prep, secretly beautiful girl with glasses) all adding up to the perfect party movie.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Mar. 2026
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Flannery O’Connor could have written an entire novel on Christian hucksters just from Year One of the second coming of the Trump administration.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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How did Carolyn Bessette start working for Calvin Klein? After graduating from Boston University in 1988, Bessette stuck around the city to work as a saleswoman at a Calvin Klein store and moonlight as a marketer for nightclubs.—
Allison DeGrushe,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Mar. 2026
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Something tells us this furniture saleswoman should quit her day job.—
Andy Swift,
TVLine,
29 Sep. 2025
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After the purchase, the salesgirl wished Carolyn good luck.—
Erin Jensen,
USA Today,
26 Mar. 2026
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Against this backdrop, the unhappy Angine shops compulsively in a department store and develops a fascination with a playful salesgirl.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
15 Mar. 2026
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The saleslady wears a glitter cloth mask, long glitter fingernails and a blond dye job that’s tinted her scalp.—
Mitchell S. Jackson,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2023
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Molly and the saleslady peruse the sequins while my son grows increasingly dysregulated.—
Melissa Petro,
Time,
3 Nov. 2022
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While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age.—
Danielle Parker,
CBS News,
8 Mar. 2026
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Two People Exchanging Saliva: In a futuristic black-and-white dystopia where kissing is outlawed and slaps are currency, a wealthy woman and the shopgirl who sells her clothing tempt the status quo.—
Savannah Walsh,
Vanity Fair,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchman. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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