as in businessman
Synonyms & Similar Words
Relevance
Example Sentences
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Recent Examples of businessperson
If Chicagoans demand more artisanal dairy products, some enterprising businessperson should meet that need.
—
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As a businessperson, Hagerty enjoyed a successful career in private equity.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The soccer clubs are not profitable businesses but the enterprise as a whole is attractive to cities and successful businesspersons who happen to also be soccer fans.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for businessperson
The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As a businessperson, Hagerty enjoyed a successful career in private equity.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 14 Jan. 2025
The soccer clubs are not profitable businesses but the enterprise as a whole is attractive to cities and successful businesspersons who happen to also be soccer fans.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for businessperson
Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessperson
Noun
-
Timothy Ratliff, played by actor Jason Isaac, is a wealthy businessman and alumnus of Duke University.—
Austin Mullen,
NBC news,
27 Mar. 2025
-
But that all changed last fall, when law enforcement descended on properties owned by a Cleveland County businessman named Roy Lee Dedmon.—
Dianne Gallagher,
CNN Money,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Sun Tzu’s The Art of War has been a key text for entrepreneurs in their business strategy and sports coaches in their pursuit of victory.—
Tim Ellis,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
-
George Foreman, the boxing great who went on to become a grill entrepreneur and occasional TV star, has died.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
22 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
For Line, the Australian businesswoman, more people need to visit Yiwu to see its unique brand of cooperative commerce in action.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
28 Mar. 2025
-
The businesswoman isn't afraid to get her hands dirty, indulging in every aspect of the craft, but says her favorite part of the process is probably planning and laying everything out.—
Hedy Phillips,
People.com,
12 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Jesse Whittock here taking you back over the week Netflix one-shotted its way to a TV hit and Asian film buyers decamped in Hong Kong.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
21 Mar. 2025
-
Investigators found buyers after business associate Fred Nassar posted an online warning to fans not to distribute the music.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
21 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Market swings, new privacy rules, tech changes require marketers to pivot fast.—
Ron Shevlin,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
-
Netflix could experience a modest level of subscription churn and advertising headwinds if consumers and marketers pull back on spending, according to Anmuth.—
Pia Singh,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
Noun
-
Home sellers in Southwest Florida are slashing their asking prices at rates unseen since the years that followed the economic downturn of late 2007 to 2009, according to real estate professor Shelton Weeks.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Mar. 2025
-
Signet Jewelers, which is the world’s top diamond jewelry retailer and the nation’s largest jewelry seller, is seeing sales drop consistently, writes Forbes senior contributor Pamela Danziger.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
26 Mar. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessperson. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share