Thesaurus results for SALESMEN

salesmen

noun

plural of salesman

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 Yes, some production was generated against future pharmaceutical salesmen, but the efficiency is difficult to ignore. — Brad Evans, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026 How many salesmen believed the goal was attainable or even worth chasing? — Jeremy MacLiver, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In one sense, snake men like Underwood were no different from present-day gadget and ointment salesmen. — Literary Hub, 10 July 2026 The people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence. — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026 In May, Hendy had gone all the way to Pocatello, Idaho, and back, 649 miles each way, while making a series of stops to scrutinize the route and line up crack salesmen as guides. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 The next year, the A-Team members were Elliman’s highest-grossing salesmen. — James D. Walsh, Curbed, 10 Mar. 2026 Or maybe there’s a hint of truth, and not all car salesmen are like that. — Summer Ballentine, Chicago Tribune, 3 Feb. 2026 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. — Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 28 Dec. 2025

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Williams — who lost reelection to current Secretary of State Jena Griswold in 2018 — said Griswold’s office bears some responsibility for the error and should have reached out to county clerks about the district boundary changes.

— Katie Langford, Denver Post, 9 Oct. 2026
The election inspectors must disclose their political affiliation to help the clerks ensure balanced staffing – claiming independent or unaffiliated is not an option for these roles.

— Paula Wethington, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026

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The profession with the most open job ads was retail salespersons, with 1,616.

— Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 May 2026
In 2025, a staggering 623,000 people claimed to be home health and personal assistants, making it by far the biggest occupation in the state, far outstripping retail salespersons, nurses or cashiers and waitresses.

— Betsy McCaughey, Boston Herald, 18 Jan. 2026

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