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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The mullahs aren’t businessmen out to cut a good financial deal.
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Eventually the town and local church leaders then converted the tenement into a museum and a Polish businessman bought the building and donated it to the church.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Me now being married, being a businessman, of course, things have changed.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
But the 55-year-old Afghan businessman couldn’t find a way, with Iranian airspace completely shut down.
—Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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Steve Forbes, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Eventually the town and local church leaders then converted the tenement into a museum and a Polish businessman bought the building and donated it to the church.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 18 June 2025
Me now being married, being a businessman, of course, things have changed.
—Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 18 June 2025
But the 55-year-old Afghan businessman couldn’t find a way, with Iranian airspace completely shut down.
—Qassim Abdul-Zahra, Chicago Tribune, 17 June 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessman. Accessed 23 Jun. 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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