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
Ned, like the fellow former salesman at the center of that other show, is the kind of guy who leads with his heart and tries to do right by his people.
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The Paper is willing to mix and match other Office character traits and subplots, so that accountant Adam (Alex Edelman) and toilet paper salesman Travis (Eric Rahill) are both dumb enough to be Kevin.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
With no budget for reporting, Ned – a former champion toilet paper salesman who always wanted to work in the news business – asks his boss if the current employees can use some of their work hours to do original reporting.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly 60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash was turned away by a car salesman who refused to sell her a car without a man's signature.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
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Sandra Gonzalez, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
The Paper is willing to mix and match other Office character traits and subplots, so that accountant Adam (Alex Edelman) and toilet paper salesman Travis (Eric Rahill) are both dumb enough to be Kevin.
—Alan Sepinwall, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
With no budget for reporting, Ned – a former champion toilet paper salesman who always wanted to work in the news business – asks his boss if the current employees can use some of their work hours to do original reporting.
—Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
Nearly 60 years ago, Mary Kay Ash was turned away by a car salesman who refused to sell her a car without a man's signature.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for salesman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
Noun
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His teenage son, John Wesley, worked as a clerk who tuned stringed instruments.—
Sarah Biegelsen,
Kansas City Star,
14 Sep. 2025
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The application goes to the city clerk and then gets sent to The Citizen Advisory Committee on the Naming of Streets.—
Sophia Tiedge,
jsonline.com,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Recognizing When To Step Back Even so, a founder cannot remain the only salesperson forever.—
Muhammad Nabeel Shamim,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The position with the most job openings in July in San Diego County was retail salespersons, with 1,648 ads, according to state data that aggregates job postings during the month.—
Phillip Molnar,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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