Meaning & use
marketeers
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“marketeers” is a form of “marketeer”. See that entry for the full set of meanings.
Meanings
nounplural
People whose job is to advertise and sell products, or who strongly support a particular way of doing business.
Grammar: Plural noun; the singular is 'marketeer'. Use a plural verb: 'Marketeers are busy in December.'
Patterns
- marketeers for a company
- marketeers of something
- a group of marketeers
The marketeers designed a bright new logo for the soft drink.
A team of marketeers studied why teenagers stopped buying the product.
Some marketeers believe that social media is the only channel that matters now.
nounpluraldisapproving
People who strongly believe in and promote a particular economic or political idea, such as free markets.
Grammar: Plural noun; often used with a describing word before it, e.g. 'free-market marketeers'.
Patterns
- free-market marketeers
- marketeers of an idea
The free-market marketeers argued that lower taxes would help everyone.
Political marketeers pushed the idea that private schools are always better.
Word forms
| singular | marketeer |
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Common combinations
- a team of marketeers
- A team of marketeers came up with the slogan.
- digital marketeers
- Digital marketeers use data to target ads.
- free-market marketeers
- Free-market marketeers want less government control.
- hire marketeers
- The startup hired marketeers to grow fast.
Synonyms and how they differ
- marketers
- The more common and neutral word, especially in American English; 'marketeers' can sound slightly more critical.
- advertisers
- Focuses on people who create and place ads, while 'marketeers' covers the whole process of selling products.
- promoters
- Often used for people who push a specific event, person, or idea, not general product marketing.
Word family
Commonly confused: marketeers or marketers? marketeers or marketeer?
marketeers vs marketers
Very close in meaning, but 'marketers' is the standard neutral term; 'marketeers' is less common and often sounds negative.
marketeers vs marketeer
This is the singular; 'marketeers' is the plural. Use 'marketeer' for one person and 'marketeers' for more than one.
Practice
The company hired a group of ______ to improve its online sales.
Choose one answer.
'A group of' needs a plural noun, so 'marketeers' is correct. 'Marketeer' is singular and would need 'a' before it; 'marketing' is the activity, not the people; 'market' is a verb or a place, not a person.
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