businessman
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nɪsˌmæn
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businessman (ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, -mən) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n , pl -men | |
| a person, esp a man, engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as an owner or executive | |
| usage There is a gender-neutral form, businessperson, but it does not appear to be very widely used. The plural business people is quite widely used, and if you wish to avoid being gender-specific, you could try recasting your sentence to use the plural. | |
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Businessman
is always a great word to know.
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| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Example sentences
He's a wealthy businessman, and reporters have noticed his lack of comfort in relating to voters.
Mace, a businessman who has been president of the college for almost two years, was released on bond a day later.
Businessman turns accident into adventure for challenged kids.
He was a businessman now, dependent on contracts obtained from oceanographers, who in turn had to get grants from the government.
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