pitchman

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Recent Examples of pitchman Networks broadcast incessant advertising, featuring premium pitchmen like Kevin Hart, LeBron James, Peyton Manning, and Jamie Foxx, from gambling companies like DraftKings, FanDuel, and BetMGM. Sean Gregory / Boston, TIME, 27 Jan. 2025 Uecker’s gig as the Miller pitchman lasted 17 years and paired him with such (unironically) famous names as Billy Martin, John Madden, Joe Frazier, and Mr. Jock Itch himself, Mickey Mantle. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025 The popular pitchman then embarked on a long broadcasting career, and recently moved back to the city. Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Jan. 2025 Those Miller spots captured the breadth of his appeal and put him on the map as a pitchman. Matt Zoller Seitz, Vulture, 19 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for pitchman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pitchman
Noun
  • Why are so many celebrities emerging as liquor pitchmen and pitchwomen?
    Dallas News, Dallas News, 2 Mar. 2023
  • Viola Davis was a rousing pitchwoman for The Woman King at TIFF, and the 57-year-old Oscar winner’s transformation into a brawny action star should not be underestimated.
    Vulture, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2022
Noun
  • Yet religious hucksters continue to draw crowds, always preying on the vulnerable.
    Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
  • The biggest takeaway from the dinner, however, is that they have been married nine and a half years, right before the ten-year mark when everything in California becomes joint property and Dorit would get half no matter what her huckster of a husband says.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 4 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • Camille, Lisa and Irene all fawn over the chair while the saleswoman Sarah (Madison McKinley) looks on with annoyance.
    Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
  • Mercy, the machete-wielding car saleswoman with a Colombian connection.
    Sean T. Collins, Vulture, 8 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • Asking the salesgirl her opinion about what young professional women wore to the office these days.
    Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
  • With Miss Emily, the salesgirl was real attentive and friendly.
    Souvankham Thammavongsa, The New Yorker, 6 June 2022
Noun
  • The saleslady wears a glitter cloth mask, long glitter fingernails and a blond dye job that’s tinted her scalp.
    Mitchell S. Jackson, New York Times, 20 Dec. 2023
  • The saleslady senses his unease and gravitates toward my daughter.
    Melissa Petro, Time, 3 Nov. 2022
Noun
  • Though many fans consider Skyward Sword to be the strongest evidence for Link and Zelda’s true love, the game also gives you the option to ruin everything and get Link involved with the shopgirl Peatrice.
    Ashley Bardhan, Vulture, 27 Sep. 2024
  • While Wintour’s shopgirl life was short-lived, Big Biba’s staff were a vital component of the experience remembered Thomas.
    Zoe Whitfield, CNN, 19 Mar. 2024

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“Pitchman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pitchman. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.

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