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Definition 2024

travelling_salesman

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):

Derived terms

travelling salesman problem

Translations

itinerant salesperson

Finnish: kauppamatkustaja
French: (France) VRP (fr)
German: Handlungsreisender (de) m, Vertreter (de) m
Irish: taistealaí tráchtála m
Japanese: セールスマン ‎(sērusuman), 外交販売員 ‎(gaikō hanbaiin)

Macedonian: трговски патник ‎(t'rgovski pátnik)
Russian: коммивояжёр (ru) m ‎(kommivojažór)
Scottish Gaelic: ceannaiche-siubhail m
Spanish: viajante m, f