"inside salesman" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: inside salesmen [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|inside salesmen}} inside salesman (plural inside salesmen)
  1. (business, sales) A sales representative employed by a retail or wholesale vendor who works on the premises of his or her employer, transacting with customers directly on a sales floor or by telephone, online messaging, etc. Categories (topical): Business, Marketing, People Related terms: inside sales, inside salesperson, inside saleswoman
    Sense id: en-inside_salesman-en-noun-OXFnGFHz Disambiguation of Marketing: 64 36 Disambiguation of People: 57 43 Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 64 36 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 66 34 Disambiguation of English terms with non-redundant non-automated sortkeys: 66 34 Topics: business
  2. (business, sales) Someone employed within the organization of a prospective buyer who serves (whether for good motives or not) as an advocate for a seller's product or service. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-inside_salesman-en-noun-aUWKqwih Topics: business

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