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salesmen

salesmen is the plural of salesman.

Meaning of salesman

Noun

salesman (plural salesmen)

  1. A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.
    • There was an auto salesman in here yesterday that claimed you could always tell a fellow's class by the car he drove, but I says to him, 'Don't be silly,' I says; 'the wisenheimers grab a look at a fellow's nails when they want to tell if he's a tin-horn or a real gent!"'1922, Sinclair Lewis, “24”, in Babbitt

Phrases with salesmen

Questions about salesmen

What is salesmen the plural of?
Salesmen is the plural of salesman.

Words near salesmen in the dictionary

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

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