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salesmanish

salesmanish adjective: like a salesman; salesmanly.

Adjective

salesmanish (comparative more salesmanish, superlative most salesmanish)

  1. Like a salesman; salesmanly.
    • Peter spoke lower still though there was no one in sight except an inconspicuous salesmanish-looking passenger doing his constitutional round the deck.1937, Lee Thayer, Last Trump, page 119
    • How do you do, sir? (very hearty, "salesmanish" approach)1968, Edward S. Bordin, Psychological counseling, page 53

Forms of salesmanish

comparativemore salesmanish
superlativemost salesmanish

Origin of salesmanish

From salesman + -ish.

Questions about salesmanish

What does salesmanish mean?
Salesmanish means like a salesman; salesmanly.
What part of speech is salesmanish?
Salesmanish is an adjective.

Words near salesmanish in the dictionary

  1. Salesians
  2. salesite
  3. salesladies
  4. saleslady
  5. salesman
  6. salesmanish
  7. salesmanlike
  8. salesmanly
  9. salesmanship
  10. salesmanships
  11. salesmarketer

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