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外交販売員 (がいこうはんばいいん) Japanese meaning | Kotomora

外がい交こう販はん売ばい員いん

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Meanings

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noun

traveling salesman; field salesperson; trade salesperson

Refers to a salesperson who travels to meet clients, rather than working from a fixed retail location. Common in B2B contexts.

彼かれは外がい交こう販はん売ばい員いんとして全ぜん国こくを飛とび回まわっている。
He travels all over the country as a traveling salesman.
外がい交こう販

はん

売ばい

員いん

の

仕し

事ごと

は

、

顧こ

客きゃく

と

の

信しん

頼らい

関かん

係けい

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大たい

切せつ

だ

。

For a field salesperson, building trust with clients is essential.

Kanji

外outside
交mingle, mixing, association
販marketing, sell, trade
売sell
員employee, member, number

Similar words

営えい業ぎょうマン
A more general term for a salesperson, often used in office settings. 外交販売員 specifically emphasizes traveling to meet clients outside the office.
セールスマン
Loanword from English, often used for retail or door-to-door sales. 外交販売員 is more formal and typically used in business-to-business contexts.

Etymology

Compound of 外交 (diplomacy, outside relations) + 販売員 (salesperson). The term likely originated in business contexts to distinguish traveling sales staff from in-house sales staff.