pitchman
Americannoun
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an itinerant vendor of small wares that are usually carried in a case with collapsible legs, allowing it to be set up or removed quickly.
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any high-pressure salesperson, as one at a concession at a fair or carnival.
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a person who delivers a message on radio or television, as for a product, cause, etc.
noun
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an itinerant pedlar of small merchandise who operates from a stand at a fair, etc
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any high-pressure salesman or advertiser
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Norris also maintained other income steams, including a long-running role as a pitchman for the Total Gym line of exercise equipment, promoting his fitness regimen well into his 80s.
From MarketWatch • Mar. 20, 2026
He’s the pitchman for a Dan Ives–branded exchange-traded fund of big companies in the artificial-intelligence business.
From Barron's • Jan. 30, 2026
He’s an analyst on ESPN’s “Monday Night Countdown” and an avid pitchman whose face is all over TV on football Sundays.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025
“Consider these moving Pet Rocks,” a pitchman said on TV.
From Slate • Aug. 19, 2025
A trapper, the pitchman of a medicine show.
From "The Underground Railroad: A Novel" by Colson Whitehead
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