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salesmaster

salesmaster noun: one who sells goods on behalf of the owner.

Noun

salesmaster (plural salesmasters)

  1. (Ireland, historical) One who sells goods on behalf of the owner.
    • The practice of country gentlemen dealing through salesmasters is always to treat them just in the same manner as bankers, the salesmaster keeping a running debit and credit account, and paying over sums from time to time as his employer calls for them.1847, Irish Equity Reports Argued and Determined in the High Court of Chancery, page 399
    • His second wife was Maria Byme,4 one of the daughters of Joseph Byme, also a salesmaster of Smithfield, Dublin.2004, Kaye Cole, The Germaines: A Huguenot Family from the Irish Midlands, page 13

Forms of salesmaster

pluralsalesmasters

Origin of salesmaster

From sales + master.

Questions about salesmaster

What does salesmaster mean?
Salesmaster means one who sells goods on behalf of the owner.
What part of speech is salesmaster?
Salesmaster is a noun.
What is the plural of salesmaster?
The plural of salesmaster is salesmasters.

Words near salesmaster in the dictionary

  1. salesmanly
  2. salesmanship
  3. salesmanships
  4. salesmarketer
  5. salesmarketers
  6. salesmaster
  7. salesmasters
  8. salesmen
  9. salespeople
  10. salesperson
  11. salespersons

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