Meaning

1 senses
  1. A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.

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More definitions
  • an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something
  • someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)

Translations

2 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
salesman:

Origin

From pitch + man.

From pitch + man.

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Forms

plural: pitchmen
Singularpitchman
Pluralpitchmen

irregular · Lesson

Synonyms

3 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • someone who travels about selling their wares (as on the streets or at carnivals):peddlerpedlarhawker

Word family

2 related words

See also

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