Traveling Salesman (Noun)
Meaning
A salesman who travels to call on customers.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The traveling salesman visited five cities in one week, making sales pitch after sales pitch to potential clients.
- As a traveling salesman, he spent most of his time on the road, often eating at truck stops and staying in budget motels.
- The company relied heavily on its team of traveling salesmen to introduce new products to customers in rural areas.
- After college, he took a job as a traveling salesman for a software company, which allowed him to see the country and meet new people.
- The traveling salesman's car was his office, equipped with a laptop, printer, and samples of the products he was selling.