plural salesmen
: a person (especially a man) whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone compare salesperson, saleswoman
Examples of salesman in a Sentence
He was the company's best salesman last year.
a furniture salesman followed us around the whole time we looked for a new couch
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The smile that the lab had designed wasn’t meant for some toothy ad salesman.
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Take it from an old salesman who understands the numbers game.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Jeff Ramsey was an insurance salesman and did volunteer work with the Adaptive Training Foundation, a gym for veterans who are amputees, KDFW-TV reported.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2025
In later seasons, Bobby Cannavale plays Irving, a Dark Army fixer by night and car salesman by day.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
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Burkhard Bilger, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Take it from an old salesman who understands the numbers game.
—Eli Amdur, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
Jeff Ramsey was an insurance salesman and did volunteer work with the Adaptive Training Foundation, a gym for veterans who are amputees, KDFW-TV reported.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 July 2025
In later seasons, Bobby Cannavale plays Irving, a Dark Army fixer by night and car salesman by day.
—Lauren Huff, EW.com, 4 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesman
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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salesman
noun
sales·man
-mən 
: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store
salesmanship
noun
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