as in clerks
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 salesmen
Soon, vacuum salesmen across the country were opening CBD American Shaman shops at dizzying rates.
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Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The actors, who work as cable installers, insurance salesmen, and other jobs, get pulled into the roles, reveling in their newfound avenue of expression.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Miss Goudeau is one of 69,705 real-estate brokers and salesmen licensed by New York State.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
While the real-life Warrens undoubtedly were hucksters and snake-oil salesmen, the fictional ones are an intensely likable couple whose love for each other is far firmer than the veil between the living and the dead.
—Gregory Nussen, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2025
The actors, who work as cable installers, insurance salesmen, and other jobs, get pulled into the roles, reveling in their newfound avenue of expression.
—R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Miss Goudeau is one of 69,705 real-estate brokers and salesmen licensed by New York State.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesmen
Noun
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When Burnett was a senior at McGavock High School, her boyfriend's father — Metro Council Member Mansfield Douglas III, a close friend of Tennessean editor John Seigenthaler — told her the newsroom was looking for copy clerks.—
Brad Schmitt,
Nashville Tennessean,
20 Oct. 2025
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These are post offices, clerks of court, libraries, and local government offices.—
Michelle Baran,
AFAR Media,
8 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The position with the most job openings in July in San Diego County was retail salespersons, with 1,648 ads, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Salesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesmen. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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