pitchman
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pitch·man
(pĭch′mən)n.
1. A hawker of small wares, as on the streets or at a carnival.
2. One who makes aggressive selling or promotional efforts.
3. One who delivers commercials on radio or television.
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pitchman
(ˈpɪtʃmən)n, pl -men
1. (Commerce) an itinerant pedlar of small merchandise who operates from a stand at a fair, etc
2. (Commerce) any high-pressure salesman or advertiser
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pitch•man
(ˈpɪtʃ mən)n., pl. -men.
1. a person who makes a sales pitch, as on a radio or TV commercial.
2. an itinerant vendor or hawker of small wares.
[1925–30, Amer.]
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| Noun | 1. | pitchman - an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something salesman - a man salesperson |
| 2. | chapman - archaic term for an itinerant peddler cheapjack - a peddler of inferior goods crier - a peddler who shouts to advertise the goods he sells muffin man - formerly an itinerant peddler of muffins sandboy - a young peddler of sand; used now only to express great happiness in `happy as a sandboy' marketer, seller, trafficker, vender, vendor - someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money transmigrante - a Latin American who buys used goods in the United States and takes them to Latin America to sell |
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