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
It’s been more than 40 years since Mamet’s crop of caustic salesmen first hit the Broadway stage, becoming both a darling among critics and, seemingly, the dream production of every middle-aged male actor.
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The other, also from Venezuela, is a onetime shoe salesman and social media influencer who documented his journey from South America on TikTok.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
As a gullible buyer starts to get nervous, the manager accidentally reveals that the salesman has been lying, torpedoing thousands of dollars in commission.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
His father, a salesman for a small company that manufactured grocery-store fixtures, was an alcoholic whose periodic drinking binges devastated the family.
—Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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Emlyn Travis, EW.com, 1 Apr. 2025
The other, also from Venezuela, is a onetime shoe salesman and social media influencer who documented his journey from South America on TikTok.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
As a gullible buyer starts to get nervous, the manager accidentally reveals that the salesman has been lying, torpedoing thousands of dollars in commission.
—Helen Shaw, New Yorker, 4 Apr. 2025
His father, a salesman for a small company that manufactured grocery-store fixtures, was an alcoholic whose periodic drinking binges devastated the family.
—Dennis McLellan, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
Noun
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The photo album belonged to Karl Höcker, a former bank clerk who came to Auschwitz to be commandant Richard Baer’s right-hand man.—
Karen D'Souza,
Mercury News,
18 Apr. 2025
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The checkout clerks at my local Stop & Shop have all but disappeared.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
Noun
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She's been a race director, a recruiter for Team in Training for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society, a salesperson for a major pharmaceutical company, a blogger for Moogfest, a communications manager for Mission Health, a fitness instructor, and a health coach.—
Angela D. Harper,
EverydayHealth.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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For instance, if an applicant mentions experience as a salesperson for an office stationery company, don’t settle for vague answers.—
Ivan Terzi,
Forbes.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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