Account man is advertising industry jargon for a male account manager — the person at an agency who manages the client relationship, liaises between the client and the creative team, and ensures campaigns stay on brief and on budget.
Account man is advertising industry jargon for a male account manager — the person at an agency who manages the client relationship, liaises between the client and the creative team, and ensures campaigns stay on brief and on budget. The gendered term reflects mid-20th-century ad industry norms and has largely been replaced by the gender-neutral 'account manager' or 'account executive' in modern usage.
Account man means: Account man is advertising industry jargon for a male account manager - the person at an agency who manages the client relationship, liaises between the client and the creative team, and ensures. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.
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The account man spent his Monday morning on the phone smoothing things over after the campaign launch hit a snag.
Account man means: Account man is advertising industry jargon for a male account manager - the person at an agency who manages the client relationship, liaises between the client and the creative team, and ensures. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. As a place or proper-name reference it is purely descriptive.
account man means: Account man is advertising industry jargon for a male account manager - the person at an agency who manages the client relationship, liaises between the client and the creative. Register: neutral, standard English. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(US, advertising) A male account manager.
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