businessperson

noun

busi·​ness·​per·​son ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpər-sᵊn How to pronounce businessperson (audio)
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variants or business person
plural businesspeople ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpē-pəl How to pronounce businessperson (audio)
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or business people also businesspersons or business persons
: a person and especially an executive who transacts business : a businessman or businesswoman

Examples of businessperson in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web McGonigal traveled with the businessperson and met with Albanian officials for their own business interests. Ken Tran, USA TODAY, 17 Feb. 2024 Today’s CEOs are expecting their CHRO to start thinking—and talking—like a businessperson. Ryan Wong, Forbes, 29 Feb. 2024 Ripken, who has become a businessperson in the years since his retirement from playing baseball in 2001, is part of the Orioles’ new ownership group, according to a news release from the Orioles and David Rubenstein, who has agreed to buy a control stake in the team from the Angelos family. Jeff Barker, Baltimore Sun, 31 Jan. 2024 And that’s as a businessperson, that’s as a creative. Damien Scott, Billboard, 8 Feb. 2024 That was to attract top talent and boost the company, as any smart businessperson would do. WIRED, 4 Oct. 2023 The Vista Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations by 5 p.m. Dec. 15 in the business categories, which include a businessperson, small business, large business, new business, and nonprofit. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023 The Vista Chamber of Commerce seeks nominations by 5 p.m. Dec. 15 in the business categories, which include a businessperson, small business, large business, new business and nonprofit. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Nov. 2023 The 30-square-mile farm, Platinum Rhino, about 100 miles southwest of Johannesburg, was set up in 2009 by John Hume, a businessperson originally from Zimbabwe. Rachel Nuwer, BostonGlobe.com, 18 Sep. 2023

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Word History

First Known Use

1834, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of businessperson was in 1834

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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessperson. Accessed 19 Mar. 2024.

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businessperson

noun
busi·​ness·​per·​son -ˌspər-sᵊn How to pronounce businessperson (audio)
: a businessman or businesswoman

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