as in clerk
a person employed to sell goods or services especially in a store
a furniture salesman followed us around the whole time we looked for a new couch
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Recent Examples of salesman
Tran Quoc Viet, a 37-year-old used car salesman, became a regular customer of Liem’s Barber Shop shortly after the first one opened in 2015.
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
But the Republican chief executive, a former car salesman who entered office in January, came away without a passed plan.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Angelo lives two totally separate lives — fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
The late 19th century was a boom time for mad inventors, scam artists, and fast-talking salesmen.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Stephanie Yang, Los Angeles Times, 27 May 2025
But the Republican chief executive, a former car salesman who entered office in January, came away without a passed plan.
—Jonathan Shorman, Kansas City Star, 15 May 2025
Angelo lives two totally separate lives — fearsome NYC hitman and sleepy upstate Cooperstown photocopier salesman and father.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 12 May 2025
The late 19th century was a boom time for mad inventors, scam artists, and fast-talking salesmen.
—Graeme Wood, The Atlantic, 9 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for salesman
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Months later, police arrested Hoffman, a store clerk, and he was found guilty of beating the young father-to-be with a claw hammer and shooting him.—
Emily Blackwood,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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The clerk opened the register and stuffed his bag with cash before the man fled on foot.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
4 June 2025
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Third, don’t pay for anything up front even if the salesperson claims this is a one-time or limited offer.—
Matt Gerrell,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 May 2025
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Good salespeople don't need to follow a script word for word.—
Austin Irabor,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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“Salesman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/salesman. Accessed 14 Jun. 2025.
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