account executive

American  

noun

1. (in an advertising agency or other service business) the manager of a client's account.

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account executive British  

noun

1. an executive in an advertising agency or public relations firm who manages a client's account

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Etymology

Origin of account executive

First recorded in 1940–45

Example Sentences

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account executive

Angela Tran, a public-relations account executive in the New York City area, pays $165 a month to insure her dog and two cats.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 15, 2026

“I’m personally rooting for Draco and Watermelina,” said Marissa Wagner, a 29-year-old New Jersey-based PR account executive.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

For most of the romance reality show’s 10th season, the account executive seems like a standard-issue OK guy with a quirk about taking daily cold plunges.

From Salon ● Mar. 8, 2026

The Everton FC account executive then booked an internal return flight from Boston to Miami - where Scotland play Brazil on 24 June - for £350.

From BBC ● Dec. 10, 2025

Fresh out of the University of San Diego, Musselman’s first job was with the Clippers as an account executive in 1987, selling tickets to a team that was scraping the bottom of the NBA standings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 5, 2024