pitchman

noun

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Recent Examples of pitchman The pair also penned bits that had Murphy playing James Brown (in a Celebrity Hot Tub), Stevie Wonder, Jesse Jackson and the pitchman Velvet Jones. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 12 May 2026 Later, Dave Thomas took over Peller's job as Wendy's TV pitchman and became a national celebrity himself in the process. — Bob Vitale, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Altman is often described, either with reverence or with suspicion, as the greatest pitchman of his generation. — Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026 Chuck Norris trained with Bruce Lee, sparred with Sylvester Stallone on screen, and played a Texas Ranger on TV, but the actor and martial arts practitioner was also an entrepreneur, pitchman and author. — Yvette Orozco, Houston Chronicle, 20 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pitchman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchman
  1. pitchwoman
  2. huckster
  3. saleswoman
  4. salesgirl
  5. saleslady
  6. shopgirl
Noun
  • Why are so many celebrities emerging as liquor pitchmen and pitchwomen?
    — Dallas News, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Viola Davis was a rousing pitchwoman for The Woman King at TIFF, and the 57-year-old Oscar winner’s transformation into a brawny action star should not be underestimated.
    — Vulture, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2022
Definition of pitchwoman
Noun
  • The fact that none of that advice could ever help someone find real intimacy or success isn’t a problem for the manosphere hucksters, because those achievements would be bad for the business model.
    — Adam Serwer, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026
  • Joe Biden’s now ‘fabled’ performance would look great by comparison to anything that this loudmouth huckster has to offer, which isn’t much!
    — Ryan Gaydos OutKick, FOXNews.com, 10 June 2026
Definition of huckster
Noun
  • In the career department, there’s a chef and a car saleswoman, along with several teachers, tech recruiters and fitness instructors.
    — Kelly Allen, PEOPLE, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Continue reading … BACKFIRE POLITICS – Kamala Harris accidentally becomes the SAVE America Act's best saleswoman.
    — , FOXNews.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of saleswoman
Noun
  • After the purchase, the salesgirl wished Carolyn good luck.
    — Erin Jensen, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
  • Against this backdrop, the unhappy Angine shops compulsively in a department store and develops a fascination with a playful salesgirl.
    — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 15 Mar. 2026
Definition of salesgirl
Noun
  • The saleslady wears a glitter cloth mask, long glitter fingernails and a blond dye job that’s tinted her scalp.
    — Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The saleslady senses his unease and gravitates toward my daughter.
    — Melissa Petro, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
Definition of saleslady
Noun
  • Her tragicomic shopgirl of skid row belted her way into audiences’ hearts off-Broadway in 1982, and then in Frank Oz’s 1986 film opposite Rick Moranis.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • While working as a shopgirl, the young Evelyn is recruited as a studio model and soon catches the eye of the preeminent artists of the age.
    — Danielle Parker, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
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