businesspeople

[biz-nis-pee-puhl] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌpi pəl /

NOUN

professional working person

Synonyms

STRONG

baron businessman 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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Prominent businesspeople popped by to pose with flowers.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Dans has worked to cultivate ties with businesspeople and civil society figures in Greenland.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 22, 2025

Department of Justice in January charged former Oakland Mayor Sheng Thao in an alleged bribery scheme involving local businesspeople David Trung Duong and Andy Hung Duong.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 19, 2025

The House Oversight Committee last week released thousands of documents from their Epstein investigation, including emails that mentioned Trump and other prominent politicians and businesspeople.

From Barron's • Nov. 18, 2025

Under the headline “At 60 M.P.H., Office Work Is High Risk,” the story quoted businesspeople describing the desperate need to respond to client inquiries within seconds, or risk losing a sale.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel