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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 or fem businesswoman
Noun
pl -men or -women a person engaged in commercial or industrial business, usually an owner or executive
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.businessmanbusinessman - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
man of affairs
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 or businesswoman
noun executive, director, manager, merchant, capitalist, administrator, entrepreneur, tycoon, industrialist, financier, tradesman, homme d'affaires (French)
Translations
businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmən] n → hombre m de negocios
businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmən] (irreg) business n → homme m d'affaires
businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmən] irreg like man) n → Geschäftsmann m
businessman [ˈbɪznɪsmən] n → uomo d'affari


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Damon, who, once having been a businessman, was sometimes a stickler for small points.
Tom Swift In The Land Of Wonders by Appleton, Victor View in context
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.
Martin Eden by London, Jack View in context
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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