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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At lunchtime on a recent weekday, businesspeople in suits sat at white-tablecloth tables in the main dining room, where the walls are wrapped in cherry-wood wainscoting and heavy blue curtains frame the windows.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 23, 2026

Prominent businesspeople popped by to pose with flowers.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

Derivatives are sophisticated financial products initially developed to help professional investors and businesspeople manage financial risks.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 31, 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

It’s as if I’m mingling with the bourgeois businesspeople and entertainers from Petionville.

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi