businessman

noun

busi·​ness·​man ˈbiz-nəs-ˌman 

-nəz-,

-mən

: a man who transacts business

especially : a business executive

Examples of businessman in a Sentence

I know it's hard for him to sell his paintings. He's always been a better artist than businessman.

Recent Examples on the Web

But that all changed last fall, when law enforcement descended on properties owned by a Cleveland County businessman named Roy Lee Dedmon. —Dianne Gallagher, CNN Money, 27 Mar. 2025

Timothy Ratliff, played by actor Jason Isaac, is a wealthy businessman and alumnus of Duke University. —Austin Mullen, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2025

Part of the sum will go to Larry Williams, a prominent Boise businessman and wealthy Republican donor, who paid about $475,000 in legal fees to help bring the case against the university. —Angela Palermo, Idaho Statesman, 24 Mar. 2025

Williams eventually pulled out of the deal and sold the apartment to a company owned by a local businessman. —Ronan Farrow, The New Yorker, 24 Mar. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for businessman

• assemblyman
• carbofuran
• catamaran
• chipewyan
• illinoian
• newspaperman
• nurseryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin

Kids Definition

businessman

noun

busi·​ness·​man ˈbiz-nə-ˌsman 

-nəz-ˌman

: a man in business especially as an owner or manager