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.
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Johnson is a member of an ownership group headed by businessman Josh Harris that purchased the Commanders for $6.05 billion during the summer of 2023.
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Rodney Barreto, a Miami businessman who chairs the FWC commissioner, wrote in an email to the Herald last year that officers pursued all legal options to collect evidence.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Tepper, a hands-on businessman who is a hedge fund billionaire, is the sort of owner who wants to talk to his decision-makers to understand their rationale and to sometimes challenge it.
—Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
In the sequel, Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
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Chuck Schilken, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
Rodney Barreto, a Miami businessman who chairs the FWC commissioner, wrote in an email to the Herald last year that officers pursued all legal options to collect evidence.
—David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
Tepper, a hands-on businessman who is a hedge fund billionaire, is the sort of owner who wants to talk to his decision-makers to understand their rationale and to sometimes challenge it.
—Charlotte Observer, Orlando Sentinel, 12 Jan. 2025
In the sequel, Stephanie Smothers (Kendrick) and Emily Nelson (Lively) head to the beautiful island of Capri, Italy, for Emily’s extravagant wedding to a rich Italian businessman.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 11 Jan. 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessman. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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businessman
noun
busi·ness·man
ˈbiz-nə-ˌsman
-nəz-ˌman
: a man in business especially as an owner or manager
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