Thesaurus results for SALESMAN

salesman

noun

ˈsālz-mən

Definition of salesman

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 At the time, Stevens was working as a car insurance salesman in New Jersey. — Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Aug. 2026 Telling Stories with Maps), a journalist, a ceramist, and a hot-chocolate salesman. — Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 3 Aug. 2026 Blending crime fiction with social satire, the series follows Ray Carney, a furniture salesman who can’t help but be drawn into the criminal underworld of Harlem. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 31 July 2026 Co-owner, club ambassador, strength and conditioning coach, headgear salesman, charity fundraiser and now kit designer… nobody can accuse JJ Watt of being a passive investor at Burnley. — Matt Slater, New York Times, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesman

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But the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned the murder convictions this May and ordered a retrial, saying Colleton County’s then-clerk tainted the first trial with what the defense said was prejudicial comments to the jury.

— Devon M. Sayers, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
After the South Carolina Supreme Court overturned Murdaugh’s conviction for murdering his wife and son earlier this year -- citing jury tampering by the court clerk in the case -- Judge Debra McCaslin scheduled his retrial for April 5, 2027.

— Janice McDonald, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026

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The salesperson walked me through the different design features during his visit and used a heat lamp to show me how effectively the window reduces heat transfer.

— Jason Rueger, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026
If your salesperson went from eight proposals a quarter to 16, with the same or better win rate and half the senior staff time, that's a result every other function leader will pay attention to.

— Mark Orttung, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

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