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
The action takes place at a real estate firm where a trainer reveals that only the top two salesmen will keep their jobs by the end of the week.
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Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Good on Dale ignoring tech salesmen hawking equipment that means good men will get laid off.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
What an opportune time for the chatbot salesmen to come knocking, cheerfully offering up a neater solution.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
The winds howled and the rain did turn to snow as snowmobile salesmen and implement dealers stood with their noses pressed to storefront windows hoping for a foot or two.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
Soon, vacuum salesmen across the country were opening CBD American Shaman shops at dizzying rates.
—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
Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025
Good on Dale ignoring tech salesmen hawking equipment that means good men will get laid off.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 Dec. 2025
What an opportune time for the chatbot salesmen to come knocking, cheerfully offering up a neater solution.
—Vauhini Vara, The Atlantic, 8 Dec. 2025
The winds howled and the rain did turn to snow as snowmobile salesmen and implement dealers stood with their noses pressed to storefront windows hoping for a foot or two.
—Joe Soucheray, Twin Cities, 29 Nov. 2025
Soon, vacuum salesmen across the country were opening CBD American Shaman shops at dizzying rates.
—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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The most recent complaint against Merriam asserts that clerks have begun leaving Merriam’s staff or declining employment because of concern about mistreatment.—
Edmund H. Mahony,
Hartford Courant,
1 Jan. 2026
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But the recent complaint from the Legal Accountability Project suggests that the concerns of clerks on the Second Circuit persist.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
30 Dec. 2025
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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 12 Jan. 2026.
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