salescritter /sayls'kri`tr/ n.
Pejorative hackerism for a computer salesperson. Hackers tell
the following joke:
Q. What's the difference between a used-car dealer and a
computer salesman?
A. The used-car dealer knows he's lying. [Some versions add:
...and probably knows how to drive.]
This reflects the widespread hacker belief that salescritters
are self-selected for stupidity (after all, if they had brains
and the inclination to use them, they'd be in programming). The
terms `salesthing' and `salesdroid' are also common. Compare
marketroid, suit, droid.