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salesman

[seylz-muhn] / ˈseɪlz mən /
NOUN
seller
Synonyms
STRONGEST
agent clerk dealer marketer merchant peddler retailer salesperson saleswoman shopkeeper trader vendor
STRONG
auctioneer businessperson representative salesclerk salesgirl storekeeper vender
WEAK
sales help tradesperson
Antonyms
STRONGEST
customer

Example Sentences

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The incredible double life of a spyware salesman turned spy.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 27, 2026

In 2007, a former Orleans Parish School Board president pleaded guilty to taking some $140,000 in kickbacks from a JRL salesman in return for purchasing $14 million in I CAN Learn contracts.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 23, 2026

We spot Mustafa the shoe salesman on the sidewalk outside his brightly lit shop, chatting with a few friends.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

Electric motorbike salesman Ashraful Alam said his Atlas showroom in Dhaka has sold six since opening last week.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

Hale had promised to pay an extra premium on such a policy, and the salesman had responded, “Well, we might write him for $10,000.”

From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann