businessperson
noun
busi·ness·per·son
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpər-sᵊn 
-nəz-
variants
or business person
plural businesspeople
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpē-pəl
-nəz-
or business people also businesspersons or business persons
: a person and especially an executive who transacts business : a businessman or businesswoman
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Barbara Corcoran Corcoran isn’t the only businessperson calling for people to be strategic about AI.
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
There were grumblings about the group’s plans to develop a hotel on the Peconic Bay Vineyards in Cutchogue, on the North Fork, but Stacey was also named Northforker’s 2021 businessperson of the year.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
In short, the converted technician is a craftsperson first and a businessperson second—and that imbalance often becomes fatal.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For a rich businessperson, Frank has some questionable hobbies.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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Ashton Jackson, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2025
There were grumblings about the group’s plans to develop a hotel on the Peconic Bay Vineyards in Cutchogue, on the North Fork, but Stacey was also named Northforker’s 2021 businessperson of the year.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025
In short, the converted technician is a craftsperson first and a businessperson second—and that imbalance often becomes fatal.
—Brynn Cooksey, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
For a rich businessperson, Frank has some questionable hobbies.
—James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessperson. Accessed 25 Oct. 2025.
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businessperson
noun
busi·ness·per·son
-ˌspər-sᵊn
: a businessman or businesswoman
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