: a man who makes a sales pitch: such as
a
: one who sells merchandise on the streets or from a concession
b
: one who does radio or TV commercials
Examples of pitchman in a Sentence
a former star athlete who now works as a pitchman on TV
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Still, the pitchman man for his own shortcoming, political and otherwise, Trump’s statement about his sky-high ratings (once a Reality TV host always a Reality TV host) forgets the facts of even recent history.
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
Gronk played one more season in Tampa before hanging up his cleats for good and later embarking on a career as a television analyst for FOX and pitchman for USAA and Pizza Hut.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
The 64-year-old was a respected heart surgeon who turned into a popular TV pitchman.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
He has also been regularly seen as a pitchman for State Farm.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
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Dominic Patten, Deadline, 30 Mar. 2025
Gronk played one more season in Tampa before hanging up his cleats for good and later embarking on a career as a television analyst for FOX and pitchman for USAA and Pizza Hut.
—Jim Reineking, USA TODAY, 24 Mar. 2025
The 64-year-old was a respected heart surgeon who turned into a popular TV pitchman.
—arkansasonline.com, 15 Mar. 2025
He has also been regularly seen as a pitchman for State Farm.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 27 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for pitchman
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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pitchman. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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