traveling salesmen
Door-to-door merchants
Traveling salesmen is the plural of traveling salesman—a person who travels from place to place selling goods, typically visiting businesses or homes in an assigned territory.
The figure was once common in American commerce and culture, associated with door-to-door sales, sample cases, and colorful pitches.
In mathematics, the traveling salesman problem asks for the shortest route visiting a set of cities exactly once—a classic optimization puzzle.
Directly between residences
Frequency of sound
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- cold-callingContacting prospects without introduction
- prospectingSearching for mineral wealth
leads · demonstration · catalog · merchandise · samples · territory · clientele · appointments
Path from A to B
- territoryLand under jurisdiction
- lodgingTemporary place to stay
- suitcasePortable travel container
- motelsRoadside overnight accommodations
highways · itinerary · stopover · mileage · regional · long-distance · overnight · check-in
Commercial products offered
- tradeExchange of commodities
- retailSales to end users
- wholesaleBulk sales to merchants
- distributionAllocation across recipients
transactions · consignment · inventory · supply-chain · logistics · revenue · dealership · import
Frequency of sound
- charismaMagnetic personal appeal
- eloquencePersuasive verbal grace
- negotiateDiscuss to reach agreement
- presentationFormal display to viewers
rapport · smooth-talker · persistence · charm · trustworthy · credibility · engaging · assertive
door-to-door
Directly between residences
pitch
Frequency of sound
- quotaFixed assigned amount
- commissionPayment for services rendered
- cold-callingContacting prospects without introduction
prospecting · leads · demonstration · catalog · merchandise · samples · territory · clientele · appointments · presentation
route
Path from A to B
motels · highways · itinerary · stopover · mileage · regional · long-distance · overnight · check-in
merchandise
Commercial products offered
distribution · transactions · consignment · inventory · supply-chain · logistics · revenue · dealership · import · export
pitch
Frequency of sound
presentation · rapport · smooth-talker · persistence · charm · trustworthy · credibility · engaging · assertive · convincing
- market scenesstreet vendors, hawkers, merchants, traders, carts
- nomadsnomad, nomadism, Bedouin, wanderer, roaming
- vendorsstreet vendors, hawkers, merchant, peddler, peddlers
- vanishing thingsblacksmiths, cobblers, lamplighters, switchboard operators, telegraphers
- pharmacy historyapothecary, druggist, patent medicines, pharmacopoeia, compounding
traveling salesmenbuyers
Those who obtain goods
customers · wholesale buyers · consumers · shoppers · clients
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