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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Ranking high on our lists for the greatest women and minority businesspeople were Oprah Winfrey, Mary Kay Ash and Madame C.J.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

When businesspeople send letters to Buffett hoping to strike a deal, he will respond, but send a copy of his response and the original letter to Abel.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 18, 2026

The same source said some businesspeople had also been required to sign commitments not to send files related to the protests.

From BBC • Jan. 28, 2026

Prominent businesspeople popped by to pose with flowers.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

But each month, new agents posing as businesspeople, diplomats, professors, and other unassuming characters quietly joined the fight against the Soviet Union.

From "Spies: The Secret Showdown Between America and Russia" by Marc Favreau