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sales demonstrator

sales demonstrator

3.5
A person who shows and explains a product to customers in shops or at events to help them buy it
  • noun
  • /seɪlz ˌdɛmənˈstreɪtər/
translation icon : demostrador de ventas
  • The sales demonstrator skillfully showed how the new vacuum cleaner worked to the curious crowd.

Examples

  • As a sales demonstrator, she travels to different stores every week to present kitchen appliances.

  • The company hired a sales demonstrator to boost their presence at the trade fair.

  • The sales demonstrator showcased the new smartphone features.

  • I spoke with a sales demonstrator at the electronics store.

  • As a sales demonstrator, she travels to different stores every week to present kitchen appliances.

  • The sales demonstrator skillfully showed how the new vacuum cleaner worked to the curious crowd.

  • The company hired a sales demonstrator to boost their presence at the trade fair.

Synonyms

salesman
vssales demonstrator
259 1.0

A person who sells things in shops or to customers

is more focused on explaining product features to persuade buyers in person
salesperson
vssales demonstrator
28 2.2

A person who sells things for a store or company

focuses more on showing features rather than only completing transactions
sales rep
vssales demonstrator
  • Informal
19 3.5

A person who sells a company's products or services to customers

typically shows product features in person rather than selling remotely by contact
demonstrator
vssales demonstrator
7 3.7

A person who shows how a product works to customers

adds active selling by explaining features to encourage purchases
sales representative
vssales demonstrator
7 2.7

A person who contacts customers to sell a company's products and services

focuses on showing features in person to encourage purchases rather than broad company sales
pitchman
vssales demonstrator
  • US
5 6.8

A man who sells products by talking and showing them to people, often at fairs or on TV

prefers showing and explaining features in person rather than using theatrical sales speeches

How Effective

salesperson
28 2.2
sales demonstrator
3.5
shop clerk
1 1.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

sales + demonstrator

The meaning is directly and compositionally derived from 'sales' (relating to selling) + 'demonstrator' (someone who shows how something works): a demonstrator whose role is to promote or show products for sale. This attributive noun pattern is common in English and cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the MWE meaning.

Etymology

Sales demonstrator The term sales demonstrator comes from the simple picture of a person in a shop who 'shows' a product and explains how it works to help people 'buy'. The name joins sales, meaning selling, and demonstrator, meaning someone who shows, so it means a person whose job is to show products to customers to encourage them to 'buy'.