Thesaurus results for SALESMAN

salesman

noun

ˈsālz-mən

Definition of salesman

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 After four years of service, Dreesen had various jobs and worked for a time as an insurance salesman before he was recruited into the Jaycees, a men’s civic group that sought to solve problems in the community. — Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 18 June 2026 In May, Hendy had gone all the way to Pocatello, Idaho, and back, 649 miles each way, while making a series of stops to scrutinize the route and line up crack salesmen as guides. — Eric Moskowitz, The Atlantic, 31 May 2026 The book, set in 1926 Harlem, follows a salesman who kills his young lover; Morrison won the Nobel Prize in Literature the year after it was published. — Michael Schaub, Oc Register, 25 June 2026 Key background Then-newlyweds Seamour and Gerte Shavin commissioned the house in 1949 and Seamour Shavin, a building materials salesman, helped to build the home. — Mary Whitfill Roeloffs, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for salesman

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The city clerk is responsible for maintaining government records while assisting the mayor and City Council with administrative duties inside and outside council meetings.

— Zaire Breedlove, Charlotte Observer, 3 July 2026
The state this year abolished the job of the New Orleans criminal court clerk — merging it with another court clerk position.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

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Meanwhile, a modest agent fleet can produce a full day of a salesperson’s traffic in about forty seconds.

— Teodor Calin, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
To be sized for a bra can be an anxiety-inducing experience for anyone, let alone a trans adult unwilling to solicit a salesperson’s help.

— Nicky Josephine, Vogue, 29 June 2026

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