Definition of "pitchman"

pitchman

noun
plural pitchmen
1. A salesman, especially one who aggressively markets wares from a street stall, or a carnival or side show act.
  Quotations
  The pitchman swept his cane in a slow acceleration over the heads of the crowd and then suddenly pointed the silver cap toward Billy and the shill.
  1994, Cormac McCarthy, The Crossing, page 377