used-car salesman — [used car salesman] noun (pl men)(BrE) a man whose job is selling car … Useful english dictionary
used car salesman — Fast talking promoter. ► “Nobody trusts a used car salesman, whose job according to the stereotype is to cover up defects and make the used look almost new.” (Safire’s New Political Dictionary, 1993, p. 837) … American business jargon
used car — noun Used car is used before these nouns: ↑dealer, ↑salesman … Collocations dictionary
used — [ juzd ] adjective *** 1. ) owned by someone else before you: SECOND HAND: a used car salesman 2. ) no longer completely clean because of having been used: a used towel … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Used Cars — Infobox Film name = Used Cars caption = Theatrical Release Poster director = Robert Zemeckis producer = Bob Gale John Milius Steven Spielberg John G. Wilson writer = Robert Zemeckis Bob Gale starring = Kurt Russell Jack Warden Gerrit Graham… … Wikipedia
car — noun 1 road vehicle with four wheels ⇨ See also ↑automobile ADJECTIVE ▪ fast ▪ new ▪ diesel (esp. BrE), electric, fuel efficient (esp. AmE), hybrid … Collocations dictionary
salesman — / seɪlzmən/ noun 1. a man who sells an organisation’s products or services to customers ● He is the head salesman in the carpet department. ● His only experience is as a used car salesman. 2. a man who represents a company, selling its products… … Marketing dictionary in english
salesman — / seɪlzmən/ noun a man who sells an organisation’s products or services to customers, especially to retail shops ● He is the head salesman in the carpet department. ● His only experience is as a used car salesman. ● Salesmen are paid a basic… … Dictionary of banking and finance
used — used1 W2S1 [ju:st] adj be/get used to (doing) sth to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc ▪ I do the dishes every day, so I m used to it. ▪ I can t get used to the idea that you re grown up now … Dictionary of contemporary English
used — 1 /ju:zt/ adjective be used to to have experienced something so that it no longer seems surprising, difficult, strange etc: Lady Whitton wasn t used to people disagreeing with her. | get used to: I m sure I ll get used to the hard work. 2… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
