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
Set primarily in Lower Manhattan in the 1950s, Marty Supreme follows Marty, at first a young and unibrowed shoe salesman, who will stop at nothing to pursue his dream of becoming a world-class table tennis player.
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Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Angelo lives two totally separate lives—fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Get out and become the salesman in chief for the Republican agenda.
—ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
When Marty Supreme opens, Chalamet's Marty Mauser is working as a shoe salesman — a position Reisman really held for a few days, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
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Alexandra Jhamb Burns, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Jan. 2026
Angelo lives two totally separate lives—fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father.
—Jessica Radloff, Glamour, 31 Dec. 2025
Get out and become the salesman in chief for the Republican agenda.
—ABC News, 28 Dec. 2025
When Marty Supreme opens, Chalamet's Marty Mauser is working as a shoe salesman — a position Reisman really held for a few days, according to Smithsonian Magazine.
—Avalon Hester, PEOPLE, 25 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
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As part of the deal with McFadden, prosecutors dropped a felony charge of embezzlement by a clerk or agent, along with an enhancement that alleged aggravating circumstances.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
10 Jan. 2026
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Trump has also repeatedly lashed out over the state’s incarceration of Tina Peters, the former county clerk convicted of state felonies related to her attempts to prove discredited election conspiracies shared by the president.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
9 Jan. 2026
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During our first visit, Maryam, embarrassed by her English, refused to ask the salesperson a question.—
Jennifer Obel,
Denver Post,
12 Jan. 2026
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Think of a waiter or bartender as a salesperson earning a base salary plus commission — but legally guaranteed the minimum wage, with the opportunity to earn much more in practice from tips.—
Andrew Rigie,
New York Daily News,
2 Jan. 2026
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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