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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Republicans and Democrats on the Oversight Committee have been releasing some materials turned over by Epstein’s estate, including a 2003 birthday book and schedules detailing Epstein’s meetings with politicians and businesspeople.

From The Wall Street Journal

And to hear businesspeople tell it, the shutdown cutbacks are making air travel, already a challenging proposition on the best of days, a new nightmare of uncertainty.

From MarketWatch

She is accused of leading a criminal enterprise that took millions of dollars in bribes from businesspeople in return for the awarding of state contracts.

From Barron's

“I better have a few who are the businesspeople the Journal covers who are making megabucks, who are going to pay me a lot of money to send their kids here,” Qubein says.

From The Wall Street Journal

“He is a businessman and most businesspeople don’t like dealing with unions,” Mahan said.

From Los Angeles Times