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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Cipriani believes that Dick Wolf, who’d invested with the businessman, was inspired to make his CBS series FBI by the experience.
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Siamak Namazi, an American businessman and Iran analyst who was held hostage for nearly eight years by the regime, said gauging the regime’s moves is now much more difficult after so many leaders were killed.
—Abigail Williams, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
An Albanian drug kingpin with a lavish lifestyle was sentenced for plotting with a Detroit-area businessman to build a cocaine-smuggling submarine that helped power a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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Encyclopedia Britannica, 2 Apr. 2026
Cipriani believes that Dick Wolf, who’d invested with the businessman, was inspired to make his CBS series FBI by the experience.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 2 Apr. 2026
Siamak Namazi, an American businessman and Iran analyst who was held hostage for nearly eight years by the regime, said gauging the regime’s moves is now much more difficult after so many leaders were killed.
—Abigail Williams, NBC news, 2 Apr. 2026
An Albanian drug kingpin with a lavish lifestyle was sentenced for plotting with a Detroit-area businessman to build a cocaine-smuggling submarine that helped power a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessman. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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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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