marketeer

marketeer mar‧ket‧eer [ˌmɑːkˈtɪə ǁ ˌmɑːrkˈtɪr] noun [countable]

1. COMMERCE someone who believes in or is involved in a particular type of market

ˌblack marketˈeer

someone who illegally sells goods that are usually impossible to get in a particular place, or who sells foreign currency at an unofficial rate:

• The authorities started rationing gasoline last week, and black marketeers were very active.

— black-marketeering noun [uncountable] :

• drug trafficking, prostitution and black marketeering

ˌfree marketˈeer ECONOMICS

someone who believes that the economy or particular activities should not be under the control of the government:

• Free marketeers don't like heavily protected, nationalized energy industries.

— free-marketeering noun [uncountable] :

• The plan combines free marketeering and authoritarian intervention in a strange mix.

2. another name for marketer:

• Japanese researchers interact more with product designers, marketeers, and manufacturing engineers.

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marketeer UK US /ˌmɑːkɪˈtɪə^r/ noun [C]

► MARKETING someone who works in marketing: »

Ben is a highly skilled retailer and marketeer.

► ECONOMICS someone who supports a particular system of buying and selling

→ See also BLACK MARKETEER(Cf. ↑black marketeer), FREE MARKETEER(Cf. ↑free marketeer), MARKETER(Cf. ↑marketer)