Etymology

telemarketer

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Today it means: Someone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls. Full definition →

English marketer ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁-
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*kʷelh₁-
  2. Ancient Greekτῆλε (têle)
  3. Englishtele-
  4. Englishmarketer
  5. English todaytelemarketer

From tele- + marketer.

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