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Definition of Pitchmen
1. pitchman [n] - See also: pitchman
Lexicographical Neighbors of Pitchmen
Literary usage of Pitchmen
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"... Wiser Parker & Porthole Watson & O'Rourke Carter & Bowie Statler Twins Mullen
Twins Crystal Twins Blackburn Twins The pitchmen: Al Ganz and Al Meyers. ..."
2. Youth & Drugs: Society's Mixed Messages edited by Hank Resnik (1994)
"Yet a watered-down bill left most patent medicine pitchmen free to hawk their wares.
A press survey in 1933 found that most newspapers carried patent ..."
3. Lectures on the Constitution of the United States by Samuel Freeman Miller (1891)
"LECTURE iv. where, to which we have already referred in pitchmen""" these lectures,
that the President, and all the other officers of the Government, ..."
4. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Supplement II (1948) suggests that phony is a legacy of the pitchmen who used to
congregate around fairs and carnivals, but the earliest citation so far ..."
5. Coal Tar Distillation and Working Up of Tar Products by Arthur Robert Warnes (1918)
"... that the top of the railway trucks are practically in line with the floor of
the bay. This will enable the pitchmen to wheelbarrow the pitch direct into ..."
6. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2001)
"by smooth-talking pitchmen. The naive investor who does not do the necessary
homework can end up in trouble. After reading this chapter, you should be able ..."
7. The Best Plays by Burns Mantle, Louis Kronenberger (1899)
"... Wiser Parker & Porthole Watson & O'Rourke Carter & Bowie Statler Twins Mullen
Twins Crystal Twins Blackburn Twins The pitchmen: Al Ganz and Al Meyers. ..."
8. Youth & Drugs: Society's Mixed Messages edited by Hank Resnik (1994)
"Yet a watered-down bill left most patent medicine pitchmen free to hawk their wares.
A press survey in 1933 found that most newspapers carried patent ..."
9. Lectures on the Constitution of the United States by Samuel Freeman Miller (1891)
"LECTURE iv. where, to which we have already referred in pitchmen""" these lectures,
that the President, and all the other officers of the Government, ..."
10. Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of English Usage by Inc. Merriam-Webster (1994)
"Supplement II (1948) suggests that phony is a legacy of the pitchmen who used to
congregate around fairs and carnivals, but the earliest citation so far ..."
11. Coal Tar Distillation and Working Up of Tar Products by Arthur Robert Warnes (1918)
"... that the top of the railway trucks are practically in line with the floor of
the bay. This will enable the pitchmen to wheelbarrow the pitch direct into ..."
12. Personal Finance by Robert S. Rosefsky (2001)
"by smooth-talking pitchmen. The naive investor who does not do the necessary
homework can end up in trouble. After reading this chapter, you should be able ..."
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