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businessman

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busi·ness·man  (bzns-mn)
n.
A man engaged in business. See Usage Note at man.

businessman [ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn -mən]
n pl -men
(Business / Professions) a person, esp a man, engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as an owner or executive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.businessmanbusinessman - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
amalgamator - a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commercial companies
arb, arbitrager, arbitrageur - someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential)
big businessman, business leader, magnate, top executive, tycoon, baron, mogul, king, power - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron"
bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
industrialist - someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
oilman - a person who owns or operates oil wells
operator - someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?"
owner, proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants"
small businessman - a businessman who runs a business employing less than 100 people
suit - (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line"
syndicator - a businessman who forms a syndicate
transactor - someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations

businessman businesswoman
noun executive, director, manager, merchant, capitalist, administrator, entrepreneur, tycoon, industrialist, financier, tradesman, homme d'affaires (French) a wealthy businesswoman
Translations
businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmæn] N (businessmen (pl)) (gen) → hombre m de negocios; (= trader) → empresario m
see also small D

businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmən ˈbɪznɪsmæn] nhomme m d'affaires
business park nparc m d'activités
business partner nassocié(e) m/f
business people nplhommes mpl et femmes fpl d'affaires
business person nprofessionnel(le) m/f
business plan nplan m de développement, business plan m
business premises nlocaux mpl professionnels
business school nécole f de commerce
business sense n
to have business sense → avoir le sens des affaires
business studies nétudes fpl de commerce, études fpl commerciales
business titan nmagnat m des affaires
business trip nvoyage m d'affaires
business use nusage m professionnel
for business use only → réservé(e) à l'usage professionnel
the business use of sth → l'utilisation de qch à des fins professionnelles
You can claim a certain amount for business use of your home → Vous pouvez déduire une certaine somme pour l'utilisation de votre domicile à des fins professionnelles.
business venture naffaire f
his first business venture → la première affaire qu'il a montée

businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmən] n (-men (pl)) → uomo d'affari, imprenditore
businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmən] n (-men (pl)) → uomo d'affari, imprenditore

businessman رَجُل أعمال obchodník forretningsmand Geschäftsmann επιχειρηματίας empresario liikemies homme d’affaires poslovni čovjek uomo d’affari ビジネスマン 사업가 zakenman forretningsmann biznesmen homem de negócios предприниматель affärsman นักธุรกิจชาย iş adamı doanh nhân 商人


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Damon, who, once having been a businessman, was sometimes a stickler for small points.
That gentleman was depicted as an intelligent, dignified businessman who had no patience with his brother-in-law's socialistic views, and no patience with the brother-in-law, either, whom he was quoted as characterizing as a lazy good-for-nothing who wouldn't take a job when it was offered to him and who would go to jail yet.
Jurgis had given them so many instructions and warned them against so many perils, that the women were quite pale with fright, and even the imperturbable delicatessen vender, who prided himself upon being a businessman, was ill at ease.
 
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