adman

[ ad-man, -muhn ]

noun

, plural ad·men [ad, -men, -m, uh, n].

1. Also called ad·ver·tis·ing man [ad, -ver-tahy-zing man]. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
2. a printer or compositor who specializes in setting advertisements.

adman

/ ˈædˌmæn; -mən /

noun

1. informal.
   a person who works in advertising

Word History and Origins

Origin of adman¹

1905–10; ad ¹ + man or -man

Example Sentences

“He was the best adman of his generation,” is the general view, offered again and again by those who worked with him.

From The Daily Beast

Benjamin Sarlin talks to the adman who helped bring down a Senate legend.

From The Daily Beast

Huckster Heaven, in Hollywood, set out to fulfill the adman's dream in every particular.

From Project Gutenberg