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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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A California-based Sikh businessman told CalMatters he received an extortion demand from a Bishnoi gang member based in the Central Valley.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 18, 2026

Feliciano, a co-founder and managing partner of Clearlake Capital, beat out a group of bidders that included Golden State Warriors owner Joe Lacob and businessman Dan Friedkin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026

The footwear company was founded in 2015 by a former football player Tim Brown and a clean-technology businessman Joey Zwillinger.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

The court had previously heard how Alison-Madueke and her mother stayed in two apartments in St John's Wood with the rent being covered by Nigerian businessman Kolawole Aluko.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

The businessman must have checked his watch at least a dozen times in the last minute, and then finally he let out a loud groan.

From "Nine, Ten: A September 11 Story" by Nora Raleigh Baskin