account executive

noun

: a business executive (as in an advertising agency) responsible for dealing with a client's account

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Marina, who works as Philanthropic Executive at The Big Give, and Macauley, who is an account executive with Zscaler, have been dating for two years, Tatler reports. Greta Bjornson, People.com, 9 June 2025 Travis is a 31-year-old account executive from San Francisco, California. Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 22 May 2025 Mary Watkins was a senior account executive in HUD’s multifamily division and worked at the agency for over 38 years. Lizzie Kane, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2025 While last year’s most in-demand work-from-anywhere job postings were for account executive, content writer and data analyst roles, this year’s top three available roles are customer service manager, executive assistant and data scientist. Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 14 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for account executive

Word History

First Known Use

1931, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of account executive was in 1931

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“Account executive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/account%20executive. Accessed 29 Jun. 2025.

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