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
The couple settled in Richmond, Kentucky, where George was employed as a traveling shoe salesman.
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Ludvigsen, who was 32 at the time, worked as a bond salesman on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
He is jumped on by a community football coach, before being swamped by a stockbroker, a real estate agent, a Coca-Cola salesman and a middle-school teacher.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 July 2025
But my dad was a computer programmer and salesman and stuff and knew a lot about computers.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 July 2025
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Joseph V Micallef, Forbes.com, 10 July 2025
Ludvigsen, who was 32 at the time, worked as a bond salesman on the 89th floor of the World Trade Center’s south tower.
—Catherine Santino, People.com, 9 July 2025
He is jumped on by a community football coach, before being swamped by a stockbroker, a real estate agent, a Coca-Cola salesman and a middle-school teacher.
—Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 8 July 2025
But my dad was a computer programmer and salesman and stuff and knew a lot about computers.
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 7 July 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
Noun
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This job typically requires a high school diploma and basic computer skills, but many office clerks learn on the fly.—
Sarah Bregel,
Parents,
23 July 2025
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The case went unsolved for decades before Pedro Hernandez, a former store clerk in Etan's neighborhood, was named a suspect in 2012.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
22 July 2025
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Randy Almanzar, 25, pretended to be a salesperson for a pest control service, then took advantage of a juvenile in Hazel Green, the Madison County Sheriff’s Office said in a July 30 news release.—
Natalie Demaree,
Miami Herald,
31 July 2025
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Vogler is a salesperson at the magazine, though at the small-city media company, everyone does a bit a bit of everything.—
Olivia Diaz,
Chicago Tribune,
30 July 2025
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.
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