The Collaborative International Dictionary
Commercial \Com*mer"cial\, a. [Cf. F. commercial.]
Of or pertaining to commerce; carrying on or occupied with
commerce or trade; mercantile; as, commercial advantages;
commercial relations. ``Princely commercial houses.''
--Macaulay.
Commercial college, a school for giving instruction in commercial knowledge and business.
Commercial law. See under Law.
Commercial note paper, a small size of writing paper, usually about 5 by 71/2 or 8 inches.
Commercial paper, negotiable paper given in due course of business. It includes bills of exchange, promissory notes, bank checks, etc.
Commercial traveler, an agent of a wholesale house who travels from town to town to solicit orders.
Syn: See Mercantile.
WordNet
n. a salesman who travels to call on customers [syn: traveling salesman, travelling salesman, commercial traveller, roadman, bagman]