telemarketern.
/ˈtɛlᵻˌmɑːkᵻtə/, U.S. /ˌtɛləˈmɑrkədər/ Originally U.S.
A person who works in telemarketing.
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society > trade and finance > selling > seller > [noun] > one who canvasses or solicits sales > via telephone
telephone solicitor1901
telemarketer1973
1973 Winnipeg (Manitoba) Free Press 7 Sept. 32/3 (advt.) Dun & Bradstreet requires tele-marketer.
1987 Business Week 9 Feb. 85/3 It also compiles phone numbers of homeowners for telemarketers.
2005 Sunday Mail (Brisbane) 11 Sept. 45/1 Are you fed up with being bombarded by telemarketers who seem to call just when you are having dinner?
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, December 2016; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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