telemarketer

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noun

Someone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls.

OriginEnglish marketer ← Ancient Greek τῆλε (têle) ← Proto-Indo-European *kʷelh₁- →
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Meanings

nountelemarketer (plural telemarketers)

plural telemarketers

  1. Someone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
telesalesman

Origin

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

From tele- + marketer.

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Translations

Chinese Mandarin 電銷 /电销, 電話銷售 /电话销售
  • 電銷 /电销 (diànxiāo)someone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
  • 電話銷售 /电话销售 (diànhuà xiāoshòu)someone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
Danish telefonsælger
  • telefonsælgersomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
Finnish puhelinmyyjä
  • puhelinmyyjäsomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
German Telefonverkäufer, Telefonverkäuferin
  • Telefonverkäufersomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
  • Telefonverkäuferinsomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
Norwegian Bokmål telefonselger
  • telefonselgersomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
Romanian televânzător, televânzătoare
  • televânzătorsomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
  • televânzătoaresomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
Spanish teleoperador, teleoperadora
  • teleoperadorsomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
  • teleoperadorasomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
  • telefonistasomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
Swedish telefonförsäljare
  • telefonförsäljaresomeone who sells products or services by making unsolicited telephone calls
Cite this entry
APA

telemarketer. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemarketer

MLA

“telemarketer.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemarketer. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “telemarketer,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/telemarketer.

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