businessman

noun

busi·ness·man | \ ˈbiz-nəs-ˌman

, -nəz-, -mən\

Definition of businessman

: 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

By Karen Weintraub and Nick Anderson | The Washington Post BOSTON – A California businessman pleaded guilty here Friday in the college admission bribery scandal, the 14th parent to admit to fraud conspiracy in the past two months. — The Washington Post, The Mercury News, "California businessman who paid $450,000 to get kids into USC pleads guilty," 21 June 2019 According to Meillet, a Turkish businessman accounted for half of the $90 million stolen while the Aga Khan was taken for more than $20 million. — Washington Post, "How scammers used a silicone mask and Skype to impersonate a French minister and steal $90 million," 21 June 2019 There, the most decorated male player in U.S. soccer history had lunch with a businessman who’d spent most of his sports career in minor league baseball. — Brian Straus, SI.com, "Landon Donovan, Warren Smith Team to Bring USL to San Diego," 19 June 2019 Chris Li, a Chinese-American businessman who worked with Singer on a plan to help Chinese students make the cultural transition to American universities, declined to comment. — Gregory Korte, USA Today, "The rise of Rick Singer: How the mastermind of college admissions scandal built an empire on lies, exploited a broken system," 19 June 2019 King did not end up testifying against Bemer, a Glastonbury businessman who was convicted of being an accessory to human trafficking and four counts of patronizing a trafficked person. — David Owens, courant.com, "Leader of Danbury-based sex trafficking ring sentenced to 4½ years in prison," 19 June 2019 Menery and Kearney had been invited to the Masters by a Lebanese businessman named Ahmed Tayeb. — Nick Paumgarten, The New Yorker, "Inside the Cultish Dreamworld of Augusta National," 14 June 2019 The price of some foods could skyrocket, a Chicago businessman is warning, if President Trump follows through with his threat to impose new tariffs on all Mexican imports. — CBS News, "Every single American will feel the effect of Mexico tariffs, produce supplier warns," 7 June 2019 Her mother was the sixth concubine to a wealthy businessman who abandoned them and her younger brother when Wu was a child. — Quanta Magazine, "Three Major Physics Discoveries and Counting," 18 July 2018

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