People In Business Flashcards

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A person selling cheap items in the streets

A

Pitchman

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A door -to-door salesman

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Knocker

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2
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Technical experts, engineers in companies

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Toollies

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3
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A shop-assistant who is very willing to serve customers

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Counter- jumper

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4
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An environmentalist who seeks to block big projects which might jeopardise the environment

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Sniffer

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5
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Zagrazac

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Jeopardise

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6
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Make sb do sth

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To pitch sth from sb

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7
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A person who begs for money from other people but seldom if ever pays back

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Shortchange artist

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8
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A person who has the best skills or delivers sth of the highest quality

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Blue chipper

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9
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A person who trades in illegal or counterfeit products

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Bootie

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10
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A person who asks questions, stirs commotion, imposes difficulties

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Wave-maker

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11
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A person who skillfully cheats others out of big money in business transactions

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Moocher

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12
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An employe who is no longer productive or able to contribute to the company

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Pigeon

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13
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An employee who gives the appearances of being busy and hard-working but in fact is unproductive

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Tap dancer

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14
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A manager, usually a middle manager who is incompetent and unproductive

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Empty suit

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15
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An incompetent and useless employee

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Dead wood

16
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A person employed by a company to downsize the workforce of a hatchet man

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Chainsaw consultant