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.

Recent Examples on the Web

Benn, 59 at the time of his disappearance, was a businessman and owner of the St. Cloud Appliance Repair Service whose wife had died the year before, the St. Cloud Daily Times reported. —Gordon Ebanks, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2025

It was created to reduce distracted driving particularly for drivers under the age of 18 after a Middle Tennessee businessman named Eddie Conrad was tragically killed by a distracted driver in 2020. —Charles Singh, The Tennessean, 15 Aug. 2025

People familiar with Prince’s arrival say he was introduced in Haiti by Reuven Bigio, the CEO of the GB Group, a firm founded by Gilbert Bigio, an uber rich Haitian businessman who was sanctioned by Canada in 2022 along with other prominent members of the economic elite. —Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025

Moomaw refers to Benjamin Moomaw, a local businessman who is largely credited for pushing the project forward. —Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1803, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for businessman

• assemblyman
• carbofuran
• catamaran
• chipewyan
• illinoian
• newspaperman
• nurseryman
• afghan
• bedpan
• began
• caveman
• chapin

Kids Definition

businessman

noun

busi·​ness·​man ˈbiz-nə-ˌsman 

-nəz-ˌman

: a man in business especially as an owner or manager