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Meanings
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salesman; salesperson; businessman
Refers to a person whose job is sales, often in a company setting. The term is a wasei-eigo compound of 営業 (business/sales) and マン (man).
He works as a salesman for a major company.
Salesmen have a tough time making outside calls every day.
Usage patterns
- 〈会社〉の営業マンとして働くto work as a sales representative for a company
He works as a sales representative for an IT company.
- 営業マンになるto become a salesman
After graduating from university, I became a salesman.
- 優秀な営業マンan excellent/top-performing salesman
He is the top-performing salesman in the company.
- 営業マンが〈物〉を売り込むfor a salesman to pitch/promote a product
The salesman pitched a new insurance product.