担当者(たんとうしゃ)

担当者(たんとうしゃ) is the person assigned to handle a specific task, account, or area. Very common in business and customer service contexts.

Compound: 担当(たんとう) (charge, responsibility) + 者(しゃ) (person)

Common collocations

• 担当者(たんとうしゃ)に連絡(れんらく)する: to contact the person in charge
• 担当者(たんとうしゃ)不在(ふざい): the person in charge is absent
• 営業(えいぎょう)担当者(たんとうしゃ): sales representative
• 担当者(たんとうしゃ)を変更(へんこう)する: to change the person in charge

Related words

• 担当(たんとう): charge, responsibility (the role itself, not the person)
• 責任者(せきにんしゃ): person responsible (emphasizes accountability, often higher rank)
• 係(かかり): person in charge (often for specific duties within an organization)