as in clerk
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 salesman
Her father was a salesman and her mother was a homemaker.
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Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That night, Jamison sat courtside in his home arena, wearing a dark brown suit worthy of a top insurance salesman.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Stuart Perlman was a door-to-door salesman up north.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Ian previously worked at Camping World as a salesman who was known for making people smile, according to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
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Christopher F. Schuetze, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2025
That night, Jamison sat courtside in his home arena, wearing a dark brown suit worthy of a top insurance salesman.
—Marcus Thompson Ii, The Athletic, 15 Feb. 2025
Stuart Perlman was a door-to-door salesman up north.
—Miami Herald Archive, Miami Herald, 12 Feb. 2025
Ian previously worked at Camping World as a salesman who was known for making people smile, according to ABC affiliate WSOC-TV.
—Abigail Adams, People.com, 31 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesman
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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