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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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Undersea telegraph cables soon crossed the English Channel and other narrow waters, and in 1866, American businessman Cyrus Field laid a cable across the Atlantic Ocean.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

She said that he came off to her as “put-together,” a driven businessman and committed father who enjoyed hiking and scuba diving.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Zampolli is an Italian-American socialite, businessman and founder of a modelling agency, who claims to have introduced Trump to his current wife Melania Trump.

From Barron's • Apr. 23, 2026

Masemola's court case relates to a tender awarded to controversial businessman Vusimuzi "Cat" Matlala's company Medicare24 Tshwane District in 2024, which was meant to provide health services to the police.

From BBC • Apr. 23, 2026

In his immaculate and expensive black suit with gold signet ring and brightly polished black shoes, he looked like a scaled-down model of a multimillionaire businessman.

From "Stormbreaker" by Anthony Horowitz