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Record 1 2003-01-30

English

Subject field(s)
  • Occupation Names (General)
  • Marketing
  • Sales (Marketing)
DEF

An agent for a manufacturer, wholesale trader, etc., who travels over a district, showing samples and soliciting orders.

OBS

drummer: in early American history, agents of wholesalers who sought to bring retailers to visit warehouses. Today the term applies to traveling salesman and in general to promoters.

OBS

outside salesman: as opposed to "inside salesman".

OBS

travelling salesperson: In the National Occupational Classification (NOC), an official occupational title in Group 6421 - Retail Salespersons and Sales Clerks.

Key term(s)
  • traveling salesperson

French

Domaine(s)
  • Désignations des emplois (Généralités)
  • Commercialisation
  • Vente
DEF

Personne dont la profession est de vendre et qui ne dispose pas d'un local fixe comme le commerçant.

OBS

vendeur itinérant; vendeuse itinérante : Dans la Classification nationale des professions (CNP), titre de profession officiel dans le Groupe 6421 - Vendeurs/vendeuses et commis-vendeurs/commis-vendeuses - commerce de détail.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Nombramiento de cargos (Generalidades)
  • Comercialización
  • Ventas (Comercialización)
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