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 people who work during the day did not go home — secretaries, anybody, salesmen — just to be in Frank Sinatra's presence.
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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
Good on Dale ignoring tech salesmen hawking equipment that means good men will get laid off.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 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
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
Good on Dale ignoring tech salesmen hawking equipment that means good men will get laid off.
—William Earl, Variety, 21 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesmen
Noun
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Store clerks must calculate eligibility not by age but by birth date — often at busy moments in front of impatient customers.—
Alex Weatherall,
Boston Herald,
10 June 2026
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Three clerks remembered bringing summer interns on their first day to watch the judge presiding over a hearing in a criminal case.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 June 2026
Noun
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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
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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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“Salesmen.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesmen. Accessed 15 Jun. 2026.
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