Phrase guide

travelling salesman

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A man who travels, often within a certain territory, soliciting orders or selling goods.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a salesman who travels to call on customers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: traveling salesman, commercial traveler, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: salesman, spokesperson, interpreter, representative, voice

Narrower terms: tallyman

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

22 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Belarusian: коміваяжо́р (komivajažór) — itinerant salesperson
  • Bulgarian: търговски пътник (tǎrgovski pǎtnik) — itinerant salesperson
  • Czech: obchodní cestující — itinerant salesperson
  • Finnish: kauppamatkustaja — itinerant salesperson
  • French: VRP — itinerant salesperson
  • French: commis-voyageur — itinerant salesperson
  • German: Handlungsreisender — itinerant salesperson
  • German: Vertreter — itinerant salesperson
  • Icelandic: farandsölumaður — itinerant salesperson
  • Irish: taistealaí tráchtála — itinerant salesperson
  • Japanese: セールスマン (sērusuman) — itinerant salesperson
  • Japanese: 外交販売員 (gaikō hanbaiin) — itinerant salesperson
  • Macedonian: трговски патник (trgovski patnik) — itinerant salesperson
  • Polish: komiwojażer — itinerant salesperson
  • Portuguese: caixeiro-viajante — itinerant salesperson
  • Romanian: voiajor comercial — itinerant salesperson
  • Romanian: comis-voiajor — itinerant salesperson
  • Russian: коммивояжёр (kommivojažór) — itinerant salesperson
  • Scottish Gaelic: ceannaiche-siubhail — itinerant salesperson
  • Slovak: obchodný cestujúci — itinerant salesperson
  • Spanish: viajante — itinerant salesperson
  • Ukrainian: комівояже́р (komivojažér) — itinerant salesperson