Synonyms of salesman

salesman

noun

ˈsālz-mən 

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

Synonyms & Similar Words

• clerk
• salesperson
• salesclerk
• salespeople
• saleswoman
• salesgirl
• saleslady
• shopgirl
• pitchman
• floorwalker
• pitchwoman

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of salesman

The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026

His father made ends meet as an electrician and traveling tie salesman. — Jennifer Frederick, HollywoodReporter, 22 June 2026

After four years of service, Dreesen had various jobs and worked for a time as an insurance salesman before he was recruited into the Jaycees, a men’s civic group that sought to solve problems in the community. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026

Check out those New England-style post caps, the fence salesman thought, that classic mortise-and-tenon construction. — Danielle Paquette, Washington Post, 31 May 2026