travelling salesman

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travelling salesman

noun travelling salesmen · traveling salesman

A man who travels, often within a certain territory, soliciting orders or selling goods.
Similar: commercial traveller, drummer

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noun itinerant salesperson

Español	viajante
日本語	セールスマン sērusuman, 外交販売員 gaikō hanbaiin
Português	caixeiro-viajante
Français	VRP, commis-voyageur
Deutsch	Handlungsreisender, Vertreter
Română	voiajor comercial, comis-voiajor
Русский	коммивояжёр kommivojažór

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@misc{travelling_salesman_2026,
  title = {travelling salesman},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/travelling%20salesman},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}