canvasser; door-to-door solicitor; traveling salesman
Refers to a person whose job is to go door-to-door or approach people in public to solicit sales, donations, subscriptions, or memberships. Often carries a slightly formal or businesslike tone.
新聞の勧誘員が家に来た。
A newspaper canvasser came to my house.
彼は保険の勧誘員として働いている。
He works as an insurance solicitor.