# salesman

> English word · Noun · frequency rank #12,319

## Definitions
1. A man whose job it is to sell things, either in a shop / store or elsewhere.

## Etymology
From sales + -man.

## Easily confused with
- **Salman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salesman-vs-salman)
- **Suleiman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salesman-vs-suleiman)
- **statesman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/salesman-vs-statesman)

## Common misspellings (12)
`aslesman`, `saelsman`, `salemsan`, `salesamn`, `salesmann`, `salesmman`, `salesmna`, `salessman`, `sallesman`, `salseman`, `slaesman`, `ssalesman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/salesman