suede-shoe salesman

English

Noun

suede-shoe salesman (plural suede-shoe salesmen)

  1. (slang) A high-pressure salesman.
    • 1954, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Banking and Currency. Subcommittee on Housing and Urban Affairs, FHA Investigation: Hearings, page 2397:
      Would you say it was fair to describe these salesmen that were in your crews as dynamiters, or suede shoe salesmen?
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