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
The smile that the lab had designed wasn’t meant for some toothy ad salesman.
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Take it from an old salesman who understands the numbers game.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Jeff Ramsey was an insurance salesman and did volunteer work with the Adaptive Training Foundation, a gym for veterans who are amputees, KDFW-TV reported.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2025
In later seasons, Bobby Cannavale plays Irving, a Dark Army fixer by night and car salesman by day.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Take it from an old salesman who understands the numbers game.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Jeff Ramsey was an insurance salesman and did volunteer work with the Adaptive Training Foundation, a gym for veterans who are amputees, KDFW-TV reported.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2025
In later seasons, Bobby Cannavale plays Irving, a Dark Army fixer by night and car salesman by day.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
Noun
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The judge even gave out her clerk’s cellphone number so the parties could reach out if any issues come up over the weekend.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
16 Aug. 2025
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When the drop box had still not been returned to the clerk's office on Sept. 27, 2024, Bernarde filed a second report to the Marathon County District Court and delivered a letter to the mayor requesting the return of the drop box by noon that day.—
Anna Kleiber,
jsonline.com,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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But smart salespeople focus on the opportunity cost of not solving it.—
B.D. Dalton,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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So far, there are few takers. CEO and co-founder Lisa Winton has been searching for a salesperson since March.—
Bailey Schulz,
USA Today,
30 June 2025
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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