1.
salesperson; sales representative
a person whose job is to sell products or services
営業マンとして働いている。
I work as a salesperson.
優秀な営業マンは顧客との信頼関係を大切にする。
Excellent salespeople value their relationships with customers.
営業マンが商品の説明に来た。
A salesperson came to explain the product.
GENDER-NEUTRAL ALTERNATIVES:
- 営業担当 - sales representative (gender-neutral)
- 営業担当者 - sales representative (formal, gender-neutral)
- セールスパーソン - salesperson (gender-neutral loanword)
RELATED TERMS:
- 営業部 - sales department
- 営業活動 - sales activities
- 飛び込み営業 - cold calling
- ルート営業 - route sales (visiting existing clients)
NOTE ON ~マン:
Words ending in マン (from English "man") are gradually being replaced with gender-neutral alternatives in modern Japanese business language.