businessperson
noun
busi·ness·per·son
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpər-sᵊn 
-nəz-
variants
or business person
plural businesspeople
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpē-pəl
-nəz-
or business people also businesspersons or business persons
: a person and especially an executive who transacts business : a businessman or businesswoman
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Chief Owens is currently under investigation by Customs and Border Protection for potential ethics violations over his relationship with a Mexican businessperson, reports NBC News.
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Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The verdict is the first death sentence for a private businessperson for financial crime.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The kids wouldn’t understand all the ways a clever businessperson could take advantage of them.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
Inspired by how Bloomberg ran the City like a businessperson, Tuchman returned to school to earn an MBA and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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Caitlin Babcock, The Christian Science Monitor, 28 May 2024
The verdict is the first death sentence for a private businessperson for financial crime.
—Charlie Campbell, TIME, 12 Apr. 2024
The kids wouldn’t understand all the ways a clever businessperson could take advantage of them.
—Guy Lawson, Rolling Stone, 24 Mar. 2024
Inspired by how Bloomberg ran the City like a businessperson, Tuchman returned to school to earn an MBA and a Master's in Public Policy from Harvard.
—Geri Stengel, Forbes, 27 Mar. 2024
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businessperson
noun
busi·ness·per·son
-ˌspər-sᵊn
: a businessman or businesswoman
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