: a sales representative of a drug manufacturer who introduces new drugs especially to physicians and pharmacists
Word History
First Known Use
1928, in the meaning defined above
Medical Definition
detail man
noun
de·tail man di-ˈtā(ə)l- ˈdē-ˌtāl-
: a representative of a drug manufacturer who introduces new products and especially drugs to medical and pharmaceutical professionals (as physicians or pharmacists)