businesswoman
noun
busi·ness·wom·an
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌwu̇-mən 
-nəz-
: a woman who transacts business
especially
: one who is a business executive
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Like many musicians, she's found that she has to be a businesswoman as well as a performer.
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The billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist threw down a hefty $94 million for a beachfront parcel in the swanky Paradise Cove enclave, adjacent to her three other purchases.
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
State of play: Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, businesswoman Luci Baines Johnson and Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) also paid respects to the former president on Wednesday.
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The client list in recent years has also included foreign entities that have tried to leverage Ms. Bondi’s influence and connections, such as a firm once run by a Russian businesswoman convicted in Kuwait of embezzling tens of millions of dollars worth of government funds.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Kim, in particular, seems to be leaning much more heavily into her image as a businesswoman.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 10 Jan. 2025
State of play: Billionaire philanthropist David Rubenstein, businesswoman Luci Baines Johnson and Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Andy Kim (D-N.J.) also paid respects to the former president on Wednesday.
—Axios, 8 Jan. 2025
The client list in recent years has also included foreign entities that have tried to leverage Ms. Bondi’s influence and connections, such as a firm once run by a Russian businesswoman convicted in Kuwait of embezzling tens of millions of dollars worth of government funds.
—Eric Lipton, New York Times, 8 Jan. 2025
Kim, in particular, seems to be leaning much more heavily into her image as a businesswoman.
—Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 29 Dec. 2024
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businesswoman
noun
busi·ness·wom·an
-ˌswu̇m-ən
: a woman in business especially as an owner or manager
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