commercial traveller
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Definition
Noun: A salesperson whose job involves traveling to visit customers, typically to present and sell products or services, often within a specific territory or region. This role is traditionally associated with visiting clients at their business premises.
Usage
This term is used to describe a specific type of sales occupation. It is a formal and somewhat traditional term. * A company may employ a commercial traveller to cover the northern region. * The life of a commercial traveller often involves long hours on the road.
Examples
- He worked for twenty years as a commercial traveller for a pharmaceutical company.
- The commercial traveller visited every store in the district to showcase the new product line.
- Before the digital age, the commercial traveller was the primary link between manufacturers and local retailers.
Advanced Usage
- The term can sometimes imply a historical or traditional sales role, contrasting with modern "account managers" or "field sales representatives" who may use more technology.
- It can be used in a literary or descriptive context to evoke a certain era or lifestyle.
Variants and Related Words
- Commercial traveler: The primary variant, especially in American English.
- Traveling salesman/Travelling salesman: A very common synonym.
- Road warrior: (Informal, modern) A person who travels extensively for business.
- Field representative: A more modern and general term for an employee who works outside the main office visiting clients or sites.
Synonyms
- Traveling salesman
- Sales representative (often shortened to "sales rep")
- Field agent
- Bagman (archaic/informal, referring to someone carrying a sample case)
Related Phrases
- On the road: A phrase describing the state of traveling for work.
- The commercial traveller spent three weeks on the road.
- Sales call: The act of visiting a customer to sell something.
- His schedule included ten sales calls per day.
Noun
- a salesman who travels to call on customers