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businessman

[biz-nis-man] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌmæn /
NOUN
businessperson
Synonyms
STRONG
baron businesswoman capitalist dealer employer entrepreneur executive financier industrialist manager merchandiser merchant operator storekeeper suit trafficker tycoon
WEAK
big wheel big-time operator career person franchiser gray flannel suit organization person small potatoes the bacon tradesperson wheeler-dealer working woman
Antonyms
STRONG
customer

Example Sentences

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The Lancashire businessman, who runs a chip shop in Chorley, has been in the business for almost 30 years.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

Such an arrangement could appeal to the president’s brand as the ultimate deal maker and billionaire businessman.

From Salon • Apr. 30, 2026

Professional golfer Rory McIlroy, US fashion designer Ralph Lauren, and billionaire businessman Robert Kraft, owner of the New England Patriots, were among others on the guest list.

From BBC • Apr. 28, 2026

A Wyoming native who grew up in Colorado, she now splits time between Manhattan and the Jersey Shore with her husband, British businessman Peter McMahon, 71, and their four-year-old vizsla Percy.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 27, 2026

We were hired to work in the house of a well-known businessman.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi