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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Sanders was working as a salesman at Jay Wolfe Acura near 103rd Street and State Line Road at the time of his 2000 drug arrest.
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Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Wilson played Dunder Mifflin salesman and assistant manager Dwight Schrute for the entirety of the show’s nine-season run.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
On The Office, Wilson, 59, played intense Dunder Mifflin salesman Dwight Schrute.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Turns out that office is closed, but the filmmakers hear that Enervate is trying to revive Toledo’s newspaper by transferring in a salesman from its toilet paper division.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 2025
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Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2025
Wilson played Dunder Mifflin salesman and assistant manager Dwight Schrute for the entirety of the show’s nine-season run.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Sep. 2025
On The Office, Wilson, 59, played intense Dunder Mifflin salesman Dwight Schrute.
—Victoria Edel, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025
Turns out that office is closed, but the filmmakers hear that Enervate is trying to revive Toledo’s newspaper by transferring in a salesman from its toilet paper division.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 4 Sep. 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 21 Sep. 2025.
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salesman
noun
sales·man
-mən 
: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store
salesmanship
noun
-ˌship
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