SALESMAN, SALES PERSON
NOUNS
1896 ► SPIEL glib or persuasive talk; a salesman’s patter → sl.
NOUNS, PERSON
– BELL-PUSHER a door-to-door salesman, who spends his time ringing doorbells …Bk1975 Amer. sl.
– BELL-RINGER a door-to-door salesman or canvasser …Bk1975 Amer. sl.
– FAKER a street salesman of cheap goods …M19 sl.
– HUSTLER an extremely energetic or ‘pushing’ person; also, a salesman, esp. one who is energetic or aggressive …1886 orig. US
– KNOCKER one who sells to persons at their residences; a door-to-door salesman …1934
– KNOCKER-WORKER one who sells to persons at their residences; a door-to-door salesman …1934
– MOZZLE AND BROCHA a door-to-door salesman …20C rhyming sl. = ‘on the knocker’ (working as a door-to-door salesman)
– REP a sales representative …1938 sl.
– SALEMAN a salesman …1642 obs.
– TALLY-MAN a travelling salesman who is paid by weekly installments …Bk1958 Eng. sl.
– TALLYWOMAN a travelling saleswoman for a firm specializing in hire-purchase …Bk1894 Eng. dial.