commercial traveler
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of commercial traveler
First recorded in 1800–10
Example Sentences
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I solemnly swear that I had no previous knowledge that a permit was necessary as it was the first time I had been further east than Texas as a commercial traveler.
From Time Magazine Archive
A short time ago a Chinese soldier by the name of Li entered the legation quarter at Peking and walloped one A. K. Campbell, British commercial traveler.
From Time Magazine Archive
Eighty thousand pounds�and yet by the merest chance had Martin Barnes, commercial traveler, strolled out of his shabby hotel, and past the strange old house.
From Time Magazine Archive
Blotner has salvaged a number of fine stories from back-issue oblivion and, in the process, presented an intriguing portrait of the artist as a commercial traveler.
From Time Magazine Archive
I want to know what Garnet's fatal secret was; and—well, I don't care especially what became of the commercial traveler, but I do want to hear a little about Barbara!
From John March, Southerner by Cable, George W.
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