释义 |
pitch·man I. \ˈpichmən\ noun (plural pitchmen) Etymology: pitch (IV) + man 1. : one who sells something : salesman, vender; especially : one who vends gadgets or novelties or similar articles especially on the streets or from a concession (as at a fair) < demonstrated and hawked his product with the vigor of an oldtime pitchman — Time > 2. : one that uses a fast line of talk to advertise and sell something or to cause something to be known and accepted < frenetic commercials delivered by radio and television pitchmen > II. noun (plural pitchmen) Etymology: pitch (I) + man : an operator of a machine for grinding pitch for use with coke in the manufacture of carbon electrodes |