as in clerk
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
a furniture salesman followed us around the whole time we looked for a new couch
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Recent Examples of salesman
Bad decisions in Vegas McCarthan grew up in New Jersey and briefly joined the Air Force before becoming a top car salesman in Charlotte, according to letters his family sent into court.
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Her father worked as a salesman at an equipment manufacturing company while her mother worked for the Nara police force.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The man, 39-year-old Giancarlo Morelli, a car salesman from New Jersey, was one of multiple people charged locally last year in connection with the videos.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
That fear hung over Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, on England’s northwestern coast, where members of Parliament (MPs) and party members gathered this week to take stock of a country that is running out of patience for what Labour is selling, and of sympathy for its salesman.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Julia Coin, Charlotte Observer, 9 Oct. 2025
Her father worked as a salesman at an equipment manufacturing company while her mother worked for the Nara police force.
—Jessica Coacci, Fortune, 4 Oct. 2025
The man, 39-year-old Giancarlo Morelli, a car salesman from New Jersey, was one of multiple people charged locally last year in connection with the videos.
—Kevin Grasha, Cincinnati Enquirer, 1 Oct. 2025
That fear hung over Labour’s annual conference in Liverpool, on England’s northwestern coast, where members of Parliament (MPs) and party members gathered this week to take stock of a country that is running out of patience for what Labour is selling, and of sympathy for its salesman.
—Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
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Hernandez, of Maple Shade, New Jersey, confessed soon after his brother-in-law told detectives the store clerk may have been a suspect, The New York Times reported.—
Brie Stimson,
FOXNews.com,
19 Oct. 2025
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Anyone with court business is directed to contact the appropriate clerk’s office to find out what is still operating.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
17 Oct. 2025
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Too often, the top individual performer ‒ the best salesperson or engineer ‒ is elevated into management with little or no training.—
Johnny C. Taylor Jr,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
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The product of Catholic schools, Markey, as a young man, was the driver and salesperson for an ice cream truck in Lexington, Massachusetts.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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