commercial traveller

noun

1. another name for travelling salesman

Example Sentences

By now he was "quietly dressed" in a dark lounge suit and a fawn-coloured overcoat, and could have been a commercial traveller arriving ahead of business on Monday.

From BBC

Next to the Englishman was a big American in a loud suit—possibly a commercial traveller.

From Literature

As the 20th Century began, London-based commercial traveller John George Grant felt the division between the summer ball sports of tennis and cricket was pointless and perhaps a wasted opportunity for money-making.

From BBC

A bagman is a commercial traveller carrying samples in a bag. was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and marked the western limits of the City of London.

From BBC

Then he was seen only in the billiard room; or in the small grill-room, where he would sit drinking for hours while relays of commercial travellers and minor tradesmen bolted their chops and steaks.

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