commercial traveller en · NOUN
Meanings
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(UK, dated) Travelling salesman.
He patted her hand. 'It's a middle-aged commercial traveller in car-polish on his way to Le Havre. He's probably thinking of his lunch and his mistress in Paris.'
1953, Ian Fleming, “The Hastening Saloon”, in Casino Royale, London: Pan Books, published 1955, page 159:
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| commercial travellers | Number=Plur | lexicographic |