Definition

1. Noun:
   • A person who sells goods, often in public places: A pitchman is someone who travels to sell merchandise, typically using a lively and persuasive sales presentation. This often occurs at outdoor markets, fairs, carnivals, or on the street.
   • An aggressive, fast-talking salesperson: A pitchman is characterized by using a rapid, compelling, and often exaggerated style of speech to promote and sell products directly to potential customers.

Usage Examples

• Noun:
  • The carnival pitchman demonstrated the amazing kitchen gadget to the gathered crowd.
  • He worked as a pitchman, selling novelty items from a small cart on the city sidewalks.

Advanced Usage

• "To work as a pitchman": To have the job of selling goods with a persuasive, direct sales approach.
  • Before becoming an actor, he worked as a pitchman for a cutlery company at state fairs.

Variants and Related Words

• Pitchwoman (n): A female pitchman.
  • She was a successful pitchwoman for a line of beauty products.
• Salesperson (n): A more general term for someone who sells goods or services.
• Hawker (n): A person who sells goods aggressively in public places.
• Huckster (n): A person who sells small goods, or who uses aggressive, showy, or tricky sales methods.

Synonyms

• Barker: A person who stands outside a show at a fair and loudly attracts customers.
• Spieler: A person who gives a lengthy, elaborate, and often glib speech or story, especially to persuade.
• Vendor: A person or company offering something for sale, especially a trader in the street.

Related Phrases

• To make a pitch: To give a persuasive speech or presentation to sell something or promote an idea.
  • He made a strong pitch for the new software during the meeting.
• Sales pitch: The talk or arguments used by a salesperson to persuade someone to buy something.
  • The product's sales pitch focused on its time-saving features.

Noun

1. someone who travels about selling his wares (as on the streets or at carnivals)
2. an aggressive salesman who uses a fast line of talk to sell something