Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A man who is a salesperson.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One whose occupation is the selling of goods or merchandise.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who sells anything; one whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun A
man whosejob it is tosell things, either in ashop /store orelsewhere .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a man salesperson
Etymologies
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Examples
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Like other defense contractors, Bell avoided the term salesman.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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Like other defense contractors, Bell avoided the term salesman.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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Like other defense contractors, Bell avoided the term salesman.
The Dream Machine Richard Whittle 2010
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I won't spend my money there if the salesman is an idiot or a jerk.
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I won't spend my money there if the salesman is an idiot or a jerk.
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But it's also true that the salesman is a quintessentially American figure, which helps account for the popularity of the Miller play.
Death of a salesman: the once-familiar figure at the door is rarely seen these days James Ledbetter 2010
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Then, if a beef-loving cat-litter salesman is traveling to Dallas, the system can recommend a top-rated steak house where other cat-litter reps have had luck taking pet-shop owners to close deals.
The Rating Game 2009
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OBOZO, the ulimate used car salesman is at it again.
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The plan should sell itself, I always say if a salesman is trying to rush you and not give you the answers you want about his product, then beware, its probably a rip off.
Aides: President to be 'very forceful' in Wednesday address 2009
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In the film (which opens in limited release on Friday, 10/29/10), James Gandolfini plays Doug Riley, a plumbing-supply salesman from the Midwest who lives a measured, quiet life with his equally withdrawn wife, Lois (Melissa Leo).
Marshall Fine: HuffPost Review: Welcome to the Rileys Marshall Fine 2010
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