travelling salesman

noun

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

Similar
commercial travellerdrummertraveling salesmancommercial travelerroadmanbagman
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Meanings

nountravelling salesman (plural travelling salesmen)

plural travelling salesmen · alternative traveling salesman

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

    Synonyms: commercial traveller, drummer

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Similar
commercial travellerdrummer

More synonyms by meaning

nouna salesman who travels to call on customers

Similar
traveling salesmancommercial travelercommercial travellerroadmanbagman
Broader
salesmanspokespersoninterpreterrepresentative
Also see
bagmancommercial travellerroadman

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Bulgarian търговски пътник
  • търговски пътник (tărgovski pătnik)itinerant salesperson
Czech obchodní cestující
  • obchodní cestujícíitinerant salesperson
Finnish kauppamatkustaja
  • kauppamatkustajaitinerant salesperson
French VRP, commis-voyageur
  • VRPitinerant salesperson
  • commis-voyageuritinerant salesperson
German Handlungsreisender, Vertreter
  • Handlungsreisenderitinerant salesperson
  • Vertreteritinerant salesperson
Icelandic farandsölumaður
  • farandsölumaðuritinerant salesperson
Irish taistealaí tráchtála
  • taistealaí tráchtálaitinerant salesperson
Japanese セールスマン, 外交販売員
  • セールスマン (sērusuman)itinerant salesperson
  • 外交販売員 (gaikō hanbaiin)itinerant salesperson
Polish komiwojażer, komiwojażerka
  • komiwojażeritinerant salesperson
  • komiwojażerkaitinerant salesperson
Portuguese caixeiro-viajante
  • caixeiro-viajanteitinerant salesperson
Romanian voiajor comercial, comis-voiajor
  • voiajor comercialitinerant salesperson
  • comis-voiajoritinerant salesperson
Russian коммивояжёр
  • коммивояжёр (kommivojažór)itinerant salesperson
Scottish Gaelic ceannaiche-siubhail
  • ceannaiche-siubhailitinerant salesperson
Slovak obchodný cestujúci
  • obchodný cestujúciitinerant salesperson
Spanish viajante
  • viajanteitinerant salesperson
Ukrainian комівояже́р
  • комівояже́р (komivojažér)itinerant salesperson
Cite this entry
APA

travelling salesman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travelling%20salesman

MLA

“travelling salesman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travelling%20salesman. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “travelling salesman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/travelling%20salesman.

Source: travelling salesman on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.