| 单词 | travelling salesman |
| 释义 | > as lemmastravelling salesman travelling salesman n. a person who travels from place to place selling goods; spec. one employed to travel to shops, businesses, etc., showing samples of goods and attempting to gain orders (cf. traveller n. 2c, salesman n. c) or (North American) one who sells from door to door. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > commercial traveller rideout1752 rider1752 outrider1762 traveller1790 commercial traveller1807 bagman1808 town traveller1808 commis voyageur1825 roundman1827 drummer1828 travelling salesman1833 bag woman1845 commercial1861 fieldman1875 outride1879 roundsman1884 knight of the road1889 representative1918 sales representative1949 sales rep1959 rep1973 1833 Atlas 8 Sept. 1/3 The travelling salesman jumped nimbly over to the opposing force, and led them on against the constables. 1889 N. Amer. Rev. Apr. 471 There has been also a similar quintupling of expense in the time given by the respective travelling salesmen in drumming for orders among the booksellers. 2005 Evening Standard (Nexis) 16 Sept. 54 These days the hotel group is attracting more than weary travelling salesmen and adultering couples. < as lemmas |
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