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# salesman

noun (a salesman, salesmen)

«salesman» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

A salesman is a man whose job is selling things, in a shop, by phone or by visiting people. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/#m1)

### In the lessons

In maths problems a salesman earns money from sales or commission (a share of each sale). In stories he may be pushy or a trickster; in safety lessons, be careful of door-to-door salesmen. Gender-neutral words: salesperson, sales assistant, sales rep. Phrases: «car salesman», «door-to-door salesman», «travelling salesman».

### Examples

- The car salesman showed us a red car. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/#x1)
- A salesman knocked on the door selling brushes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/#x2)
- The salesman earns $50 for every TV he sells. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/#x3)
- My uncle is a salesman for a toy company. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/#x4)
- The salesman sold 12 phones on Monday and 15 on Tuesday. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/#x5)
- Don't let a pushy salesman rush you. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/#x6)

### Note

Plural: salesmen (not salesmans). For any gender: salesperson, salespeople. In maths, commission problems: earnings = number sold × money per sale, or a percentage of sales.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «salesman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/salesman/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«salesman» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/salesman.html) on Mova free.