detail man
noun
: a sales representative of a drug manufacturer who introduces new drugs especially to physicians and pharmacists
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The detail men were never even told that the drug was no longer safe.
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Dales was the hands-on detail man who checked the contract language line by line.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
But the detail men recruited more than 1,200 doctors, who gave thalidomide to more than 20,000 Americans.
—Perri Klass, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
Not a detail man, certainly.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
Dales was the hands-on detail man who checked the contract language line by line.
—Thomas Doherty, The Hollywood Reporter, 18 July 2023
But the detail men recruited more than 1,200 doctors, who gave thalidomide to more than 20,000 Americans.
—Perri Klass, Washington Post, 23 June 2023
Not a detail man, certainly.
—William Booth, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2022
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“Detail man.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/detail%20man. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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detail man
noun
de·tail man
di-ˈtā(ə)l- 
ˈdē-ˌtāl-
ˈdē-ˌtāl-
: a representative of a drug manufacturer who introduces new products and especially drugs to medical and pharmaceutical professionals (as physicians or pharmacists)
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