单词 | pitchwoman |
释义 | pitchwomann. Originally and chiefly U.S. Originally: a woman who sells gadgets, novelties, etc., esp. on the street or in a fair. Now chiefly: a woman who delivers a sales pitch, esp. on television; a promoter. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > street vendor costermonger?1518 street vendor1840 street trader1845 coster1851 handseller1851 patterer1851 umbrella man1851 gutter-man1892 dragger1896 gutter-merchant1896 pitcher1896 pitchman1914 pitchwoman1927 barrow boy1939 fly-pitcher1965 mama put1979 the world > action or operation > easiness > aid, help, or assistance > promotion or help forward > [noun] > one who or that which > female promotress1626 promotrix1642 pitchwoman1927 1927 N.Y. Times 2 Jan. xx. 22/2 The pioneer pitch-woman established herself on the west curb on Seventh Avenue..and petitioned passersby to purchase balloons. 1951 Marion (Ohio) Star 12 Oct. 6/2 Advertisements and that grinny pitch-woman on television exhorting women to change the color of their hair..are one thing. 1987 Los Angeles Times (Electronic text) 17 Dec. 2 Raye, a comedian and the longtime TV pitchwoman for a denture product. 2001 K. Cooper Bubblegum Music is Naked Truth 179 During their reign at the top, Pink Lady were contracted as ‘image talents’ or pitchwomen for an incredible 11 consumer products, ranging from children's magazines to ice cream to shampoo. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2006; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1927 |
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