How to say "salesman" in Japanese

• セールスマンCommon
  nounThe direct equivalent: a man whose job is selling goods or services, such as a door-to-door or store salesman. Use this when you simply mean 'salesman'.
  私はセールスマンと間違まちがわれた。↗

  I was mistaken for a salesman.
• 営業マンえいぎょうマンCommon
  nounA company employee whose job is sales — dealing with clients and seeking new business. It also has the broader sense 'businessman', so it can cover business life beyond selling itself.
  営業マンえいぎょうまんだって、リストラ予備軍よびぐんに配属はいぞくされないように必死ひっしな訳わけです。↗

  After all, even salesmen are desperate to avoid being targeted for downsizing.
• セールスCommon
  nounA shortened form of セールスマン, referring to the same kind of person. Since セールス also names the selling activity itself, rely on context to show that a person is meant.

All three can mean a salesman: 「セールスマン」 is the direct term, 「営業マン」 presents the person as a company employee doing client-facing sales work, and 「セールス」 is a shortened way of saying 「セールスマン」.

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• セールスマンsalesman
• 営業マンえいぎょうマンsalesman
• セールスsalesman