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πωλητής
salesman, seller, vendor /po.liˈtis/
nounC1#3866 most common
Also: salesperson, clerk (in a shop), sales rep
Example sentences
Ο πωλητής είναι στο μαγαζί.
The salesman is in the shop.
Ρώτησα τον πωλητή πόσο κοστίζει το πουκάμισο.
I asked the salesman how much the shirt costs.
Ο πωλητής μού έδωσε απόδειξη μετά την πληρωμή.
The salesman gave me a receipt after payment.
Οι πωλητές στο περίπτερο δούλευαν μέχρι αργά το βράδυ.
The vendors at the kiosk worked until late at night.
Η εταιρεία αύξησε τις προμήθειες των πωλητών για να τους παρακινήσει.
The company raised the salespeople's commissions to motivate them.
Ο πλανόδιος πωλητής διαπραγματεύτηκε επιδέξια την τιμή, χωρίς ποτέ να φανεί απελπισμένος να πουλήσει.
The street vendor skillfully negotiated the price, never appearing desperate to sell.
Declension
| Case | Singular | Plural |
|---|---|---|
| Nominative | ο πωλητής | οι πωλητές |
| Genitive | του πωλητή | των πωλητών |
| Accusative | τον πωλητή | τους πωλητές |
| Vocative | πωλητή | πωλητές |
Word family
Etymology
Πωλητής comes from the verb πωλέω/πωλώ, meaning to sell or offer for sale, plus the agent suffix -τής, which turns a verb into a noun for the person who does the action. This suffix is highly productive in Greek and appears in many occupation words. The deeper origin of the root πωλ- itself is not securely established.
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