Salesman

noun

noun ·2 syllables ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.

    "There was an auto salesman in here yesterday that claimed you could always tell a fellow's class by the car he drove, but I says to him, 'Don't be silly,' I says; 'the wisenheimers grab a look at a fellow's nails when they want to tell if he's a tin-horn or a real gent!"'"

  2. 2
    a man salesperson wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms
salespersonsellerdealeragentclerkdealer

Example

More examples

"The aggressive salesman urged me to sign the contract right away."

Etymology

From sales + -man.

Related phrases

door-to-door salesmaninside salesmansnake oil salesmansuede-shoe salesmantravelling salesmantravelling salesman problem

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