Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A man who is employed to sell merchandise in a store or in a designated territory.
Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
- n. One whose occupation is the selling of goods or merchandise. Specifically— One who sells some commodity at wholesale.
Wiktionary
GNU Webster's 1913
- n. One who sells anything; one whose occupation is to sell goods or merchandise.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a man salesperson
Etymologies
- sale's + -man (Wiktionary)
Examples
“Like other defense contractors, Bell avoided the term salesman.”
“I won't spend my money there if the salesman is an idiot or a jerk.”
“But it's also true that the salesman is a quintessentially American figure, which helps account for the popularity of the Miller play.”
“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plays Doug Riley, a plumbing-supply salesman from the Midwest who lives a measured, quiet life with his equally withdrawn wife, Lois (Melissa Leo).”
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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.”
“OBOZO, the ulimate used car salesman is at it again.”
“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.”
“How can a guy like me tell a good gun salesman from a bad one?”
“That salesman is so polite and such a nice person.”
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“The main salesman the filmmakers follow, an older guy with a vacant stare, reminded me of Jack Lemmon in Glengary Glenn Ross (or better yet, Gil from The Simpsons).”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘salesman’.
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INTERP - sexist language
Problematic and recommended terms according to the EP's guide on gender neutral language use
gender-neutral la..., biased, discriminatory, demeaning, political correct..., gender equality, gender neutrality, sexist language, masculine gender, inclusive form, generic form, discriminate agai... and 103 more...
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Job names
accountant, salesman, actor, galley slave, actress, captain, lumberjack, janitor, judge, policeman, reporter, anchor and 7 more...
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Unneutered
These politically incorrect words for people contain the element 'man', 'son', or 'boy'.
parson, person, layman, businessman, clergyman, chairman, cameraman, craftsman, craftsmanship, fireman, fisherman, gunman and 50 more...
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Man
Everything that contains a man in it
taxman, salesman, common man, spaceman, neolithic man, straw man, seaman, fireman, spiderman, overman, old man, con man and 373 more...
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cindywrites's Words
chiaroscuro, mollycoddle, feckless, evocative, provocative, invocation, beckon, allay, becalm, console, lull, soothe and 479 more...
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The things they carried (List 2)
Listening to this as an audio book for the second time. Tim O'Brien uses simple words and phrases to great effect. Very few unfamilar and big words . The writing style reminds me of words from Joh...
The, Things, They, Carried, meant, fond, By necessity,, presented to him, far beyond, against the brick..., reaching, taut and 2940 more...
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Clerks Chapters
I assure you, we're open!
opening credits, vilification, silent, syntax, vagary, purgation, malaise, perspicacity, paradigm, whimsy, quandary, lamentation and 30 more...
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March12th
town, spreading, sentence, cat, trunk, tie, draw, salesman, without, well, wheel
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