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pitchman

noun

Etymology

From pitch + man.

  1. inherited from *mon-✻ — “human being, man”
  2. inherited from *mann-✻ — “man”
  3. inherited from *mann✻
  4. inherited from mann — “human being, person, man”
  5. inherited from man
  6. compounded as pitchman — “pitch + man”

Definitions

  1. A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a…

    A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.

    • The pitchman swept his cane in a slow acceleration over the heads of the crowd and then suddenly pointed the silver cap toward Billy and the shill.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA