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commercial traveller

British  

noun

  1. another name for travelling salesman

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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By now he was "quietly dressed" in a dark lounge suit and a fawn-coloured overcoat, and could have been a commercial traveller arriving ahead of business on Monday.

From BBC Nov. 20, 2021

As the 20th Century began, London-based commercial traveller John George Grant felt the division between the summer ball sports of tennis and cricket was pointless and perhaps a wasted opportunity for money-making.

From BBC Jul. 21, 2014

A bagman is a commercial traveller carrying samples in a bag. was designed by Sir Christopher Wren and marked the western limits of the City of London.

From BBC Dec. 24, 2012

The diary does not record how the commercial traveller felt about being turfed out.

From The Guardian Apr. 9, 2010

Next to the Englishman was a big American in a loud suit—possibly a commercial traveller.

From "Murder on the Orient Express" by Agatha Christie

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