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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For three decades, we’ve asked this group to rank the greatest entrepreneurs and businesspeople in American history—much like political scientists rank presidents.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

Today, more elite Chinese youths, businesspeople and scientists are gravitating back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Co-owner Ranjit Mathrani says generals, civil servants and businesspeople who had links with India first came here, along with expatriate Indians.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

They're great businesspeople - that's why they've done so well for all these years, so I'm fascinated to see what the future holds and how it works for Josh Allen.

From BBC • Jan. 23, 2026

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

From "American Street" by Ibi Zoboi