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salesmanlike

salesmanlike adjective: resembling or characteristic of a salesman.

Adjective

salesmanlike (comparative more salesmanlike, superlative most salesmanlike)

  1. Resembling or characteristic of a salesman.

Forms of salesmanlike

comparativemore salesmanlike
superlativemost salesmanlike

Origin of salesmanlike

From salesman + -like.

Words formed from salesmanlike

Questions about salesmanlike

What does salesmanlike mean?
Salesmanlike means resembling or characteristic of a salesman.
What part of speech is salesmanlike?
Salesmanlike is an adjective.

Words near salesmanlike in the dictionary

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

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