Collocations for "salesman"
Common phrases and expressions where native English speakers use the word "salesman" in context.
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salesman
ⓘMost examples are given in US English. We have labeled exceptions as UK.n
- [a car, a window, an insurance] salesman
- a [struggling, successful, confident, ruthless, dishonest] salesman
- a [new, used, secondhand] car salesman
- is a natural (-born) salesman
- the company is [recruiting, hiring, taking on] salesmen (for)
- works as a salesman [for, in, at]
- a door-to-door salesman
- a salesman going door to door
- the salesman [closed, clinched] the deal
- the salesman [tried, asked, wanted, agreed, guaranteed] to
- [call, contact, email, phone] the salesman (to)
- phoned the salesman to [get, organize, ask, make, cancel]
- the salesman [pitched, showed, sold, offered] the [product, plan]
- the salesman who [pitched]
- was [approached, pitched to, bothered] by a salesman
'salesman' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):