commercial traveller

noun

1. See travelling salesman
   another name for travelling salesman

Example Sentences

And the man, who had the pasty face of a clerk or a commercial traveller, raised his whip to heaven in a gesture of fierce anger.

From Project Gutenberg

He is not interested in the romance of the road, like an English commercial traveller; only in its ever-changing end.

From Project Gutenberg

The commercial traveller who sells books has no fault to find with the people with whom he deals.

From Project Gutenberg

A commercial traveller was waiting to see her, presenting an account for twenty-five pounds.

From Project Gutenberg

"Once upon a time she thought me and my comrades good enough for a flirtation," said the commercial traveller.

From Project Gutenberg