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单词 pitchwoman
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pitchwomann.

Brit. /ˈpɪtʃˌwʊmən/, U.S. /ˈpɪtʃˌwʊm(ə)n/
Origin: Formed within English, by compounding. Etymons: pitch n.2, woman n.
Etymology: < pitch n.2 + woman n., after pitchman n.
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.
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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).
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