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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Rebecca Aizin, People.com, 31 Oct. 2024
The famously controlling businesswoman, now 83, ultimately sat for a series of interviews, first over Zoom, then in person over five, eight-hour days at her home in Maine.
—Meredith Blake, Los Angeles Times, 30 Oct. 2024
The businesswoman and reality star, who has been outspoken about her support of the brothers, took to her Instagram Story on Thursday afternoon to show her appreciation for Gascón.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024
But by the end of her life, the struggling businesswoman was virtually unknown.
—Julia Binswanger, Smithsonian Magazine, 22 Oct. 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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