plural salesmen
: a person (especially a man) whose job is to sell a product or service in a given territory, in a store, or by telephone compare salesperson, saleswoman
Examples of salesman in a Sentence
He was the company's best salesman last year.
a furniture salesman followed us around the whole time we looked for a new couch
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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
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/salesman. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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salesman
noun
sales·man
-mən 
: one who sells in a specific territory or in a store
salesmanship
noun
-ˌship
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