cold callers
Uninvited phone pitchers
Cold callers are people who make unsolicited phone calls, typically to sell products or services or to solicit donations.
The term emphasizes that the contact is "cold"—made without prior relationship or invitation from the recipient.
Cold callers work from lists of phone numbers and often follow scripts, making dozens or hundreds of calls daily.
The cold callers kept interrupting dinner until we got on the do-not-call list.
The practice is widely considered intrusive, and many jurisdictions regulate it.
- salespersonOne who moves merchandise
- sales scriptPrepared lines for selling
- telesalesSelling via telephone
- telemarketerSells products via calls
- solicitationSeeking to obtain
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- salespeoplesalesperson, car salesman, sales reps, sales associates, sales agents
- unwanted callsrobocalls, telemarketers, telemarketing, recorded messages, number spoofing
- unwanted contactstelemarketers, robocallers, scammers, spammers, solicitors
- annoyancesannoyance, annoyances, irritations, irritation, nuisance
- job seekersapplicants, candidates, job seekers, interviewees, prospects
cold callersreferrals
Directed endorsements elsewhere
friends · family · account managers · repeat customers · regulars
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Interested potential customers
repeat customers · referrals · account holders · acquaintances · familiar faces
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