travelling salesman

English

Alternative forms

traveling salesman

Noun

travelling salesman (plural travelling salesmen)

A man who travels, often within a certain territory, soliciting orders or selling goods.

Synonyms

commercial traveller (UK)
drummer (dated, slang)

Derived terms

travelling salesman problem

Translations

itinerant salesperson

Belarusian: коміваяжо́р m (komivajažór)
Czech: obchodní cestující m
Finnish: kauppamatkustaja
French: (France) VRP (fr), commis-voyageur (fr) m (dated)
German: Handlungsreisender (de) m, Vertreter (de) m
Icelandic: farandsölumaður m
Irish: taistealaí tráchtála m
Japanese: セールスマン (ja) (sērusuman), 外交販売員 (gaikō hanbaiin)
Macedonian: трговски патник m (trgovski patnik)
Polish: komiwojażer (pl) m
Romanian: voiajor comercial m, comis-voiajor (ro) m
Russian: коммивояжёр (ru) m (kommivojažór)
Scottish Gaelic: ceannaiche-siubhail m
Slovak: obchodný cestujúci m
Spanish: viajante m or f
Ukrainian: комівояже́р m (komivojažér)

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