Meanings
plural commercial travellers
- UKdatedTravelling salesman.
He patted her hand. 'It's a middle-aged commercial traveller in car-polish on his way to Le Havre. He's probably thinking of his lunch and his mistress in Paris.'
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Hastening Saloon”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 159
Synonyms & antonyms
nouna salesman who travels to call on customers
Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
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commercial traveller. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/commercial%20traveller
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