Word forms: plural travelling salesmenregional note: in AM, use traveling salesman
countable noun
A travelling salesman is the same as a travelling salesperson.
travelling salesman in British English
noun
a salesman who travels within an assigned territory in order to sell merchandise or to solicit orders for the commercial enterprise he or she represents by direct personal contact with customers and potential customers
Also called: commercial traveller, traveller
Examples of 'travelling salesman' in a sentence
travelling salesman
I always had some idea you were a travelling salesman, always writing to you at a box number.
Jon Cleary YESTERDAY'S SHADOW (2002)
He knew a lot of jokes but then, so does your average travelling salesman.
Laurie Graham MR STARLIGHT (2002)
She was saved by the timely arrival of that young travelling salesman in his car.