salesmen

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By contrast, when Franglen composed the music for the Wind Traders - a nomadic clan of salesmen, who travel by airship - he could let his imagination run wild.

From BBC • Dec. 12, 2025

Ads for factory hands, salesmen and machinists took off, while old jobs, like nailers, faded into distant memories.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 19, 2025

Cedric, who sells telephone parts, was one of the few salesmen to have opened their store.

From Barron's • Nov. 3, 2025

Every day, some of L.A.’s poorest residents line up outside the county benefits office in South Central, weaving their way through a swarm of salesmen hawking deals that feel too good to be true.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 2, 2025

The fourteen men ultimately elected consisted of half a dozen farmers, a pharmacist, a nursery manager, an airport employee, a well driller, two salesmen, a machinist, and the manager of Ray’s Bowling Alley.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote