businessman
noun
busi·ness·man
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌman 
-nəz-,
-mən
: a man who transacts business
especially
: a business executive
Examples of businessman in a Sentence
I know it's hard for him to sell his paintings. He's always been a better artist than businessman.
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However, one businessman actually took the bait; a partner at an undisclosed financial firm spoke with Rabinowitz after being intrigued by his message.
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Alvarez, arguably the sport’s biggest star, is in the middle of four-bout, $400 million deal with Saudi businessman Turki Alalshikh.
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Ali countered, saying that Frazier was himself being used by his management group, a collection of white businessmen in Philadelphia.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The police and the prosecutor’s office, faithful tools of the dictatorship, captured 13 businessmen in just a few hours, including two who had come to negotiate at Casa Presidencial.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025
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Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 17 Sep. 2025
Alvarez, arguably the sport’s biggest star, is in the middle of four-bout, $400 million deal with Saudi businessman Turki Alalshikh.
—Scott Soshnick, Sportico.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Ali countered, saying that Frazier was himself being used by his management group, a collection of white businessmen in Philadelphia.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The police and the prosecutor’s office, faithful tools of the dictatorship, captured 13 businessmen in just a few hours, including two who had come to negotiate at Casa Presidencial.
—Óscar Martínez & Carlos Martínez, The Dial, 16 Sep. 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessman. Accessed 22 Sep. 2025.
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businessman
noun
busi·ness·man
ˈbiz-nə-ˌsman
-nəz-ˌman
: a man in business especially as an owner or manager
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