adman

[ ad-man, -muhn ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural ad·men [ad, -men, -m, uh, n].

Also called ad·ver·tis·ing man [ad, -ver-tahy-zing man]. one whose profession is writing, designing, or selling advertisements.
a printer or compositor who specializes in setting advertisements.

adman

/ -mən; ˈædˌmæn /

Origin of adman¹

1905–10; ad ¹ + man or -man

“He was the best adman of his generation,” is the general view, offered again and again by those who worked with him.

Benjamin Sarlin talks to the adman who helped bring down a Senate legend.

Huckster Heaven, in Hollywood, set out to fulfill the adman's dream in every particular.

April 19, 2024tortuous

[tawr-choo-uhs ]

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