(えいぎょう)マン

えいぎょうまん
noun
salesperson; sales representative
1. salesperson; sales representative
a person whose job is to sell products or services
営業(えいぎょう)マンとして(はたら)いている。
I work as a salesperson.
優秀(ゆうしゅう)営業(えいぎょう)マンは顧客(こきゃく)との信頼関係(しんらいかんけい)大切(たいせつ)にする。
Excellent salespeople value their relationships with customers.
営業(えいぎょう)マンが商品(しょうひん)説明(せつめい)()た。
A salesperson came to explain the product.

GENDER-NEUTRAL ALTERNATIVES:

  • 営業(えいぎょう)担当(たんとう) - sales representative (gender-neutral)
  • 営業(えいぎょう)担当者(たんとうしゃ) - sales representative (formal, gender-neutral)
  • セールスパーソン - salesperson (gender-neutral loanword)

RELATED TERMS:

  • 営業(えいぎょう)() - sales department
  • 営業(えいぎょう)活動(かつどう) - sales activities
  • ()()営業(えいぎょう) - cold calling
  • ルート営業(えいぎょう) - 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.