marketeer

noun

mar·​ke·​teer ˌmär-kə-ˈtir How to pronounce marketeer (audio)
: a specialist in promoting or selling a product or service

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In short, the toxic cloud of judgment that Borgli seeks to interrogate has settled around and polluted the reception to the movie itself, forming a kind of life-versus-art ouroboros that, in the eyes of the most cynical marketeers, might seem less a blow than an opportunity. Justin Chang, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026 Beckham, a marketeer to her core and fully aware of the power of the family name, offered deeply personal stories to go with each fragrance. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2025 How many federal agents will be deployed to Great Lakes is unknown, but hopefully Lake County tourism marketeers already are preparing packets for the visitors, outlining sights and attractions available when rest and relaxation breaks are taken after a tough tour of duty in Chicago. Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2025 Original plans to bring the R5 Turbo to North America never came to fruition, but enterprising gray marketeers, such as Sun International, brought a handful to the continent when the cars were new. Robert Ross, Robb Report, 8 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for marketeer

Word History

First Known Use

1665, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of marketeer was in 1665

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“Marketeer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/marketeer. Accessed 9 Apr. 2026.

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