pitchman

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Recent Examples of pitchman The actor became so known for his various roles as TV doctors that he was tapped as the official pitchman for Vicks Formula 44 cough syrup during the mid '80s. Mekishana Pierre Published, EW.com, 11 June 2025 Post-Cheers, Wendt served as pitchman for Miller Lite and Meister Brau. Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 21 May 2025 That propelled him to work as a Madison Avenue pitchman and finally into the broadcast booth, and there has never been a better analyst, before or since. Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 13 May 2025 Tucker was the pitchman for Royal Farms, a chain of convenience stores headquartered in Baltimore. Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 6 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitchman
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Noun
  • Why are so many celebrities emerging as liquor pitchmen and pitchwomen?
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • 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
Noun
  • Her book incorporates memoir, science writing, and cultural critique, offering a technical breakdown of the effects of Johnston’s time in the gym, as well as condemnations of diet culture’s scams and hucksters.
    Julie Beck, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
  • The Player’s Guide details how to build a character, whether its just a common cowpoke or one of the more unusual options like a huckster or blessed.
    Rob Wieland, Forbes.com, 29 May 2025
Noun
  • At Calvin Klein, Carolyn went from a saleswoman all the way up the ranks to the brand’s director of publicity.
    Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 22 June 2025
  • In 1995, Wilson married his longtime girlfriend, former car saleswoman Melinda Ledbetter.
    Chris Morris, Variety, 11 June 2025
Noun
  • Asking the salesgirl her opinion about what young professional women wore to the office these days.
    Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
  • With Miss Emily, the salesgirl was real attentive and friendly.
    Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
Noun
  • 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
  • The saleslady senses his unease and gravitates toward my daughter.
    Melissa Petro, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Bronte worked as a shopgirl at Mooney’s bookshop while Joe was restoring it (a throwback to season 1) and seemingly fell in love with him while trying to expose him for the murder of Beck, the first love interest and obsession of Joe’s from that season.
    Charley Ross, Glamour, 25 Apr. 2025
  • Though many fans consider Skyward Sword to be the strongest evidence for Link and Zelda’s true love, the game also gives you the option to ruin everything and get Link involved with the shopgirl Peatrice.
    Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024

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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchman. Accessed 31 Jul. 2025.

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