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

Dolly Parton got choked up while talking about her late husband, Carl Dean, during an on-camera interview two months after the businessman’s death. —Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 2 May 2025

Smith became known while working in New York sports talk radio as Trump became one of the city’s top businessmen. —Julia Mueller, The Hill, 1 May 2025

The country music star also shares son Christopher Cody Cyrus with ex-girlfriend Kristin Luckey. Hurley, meanwhile, was married to businessman Arun Nayar from 2007 to 2011. —Jack Irvin, People.com, 30 Apr. 2025

Herb Baumeister, a businessman and father of three, is believed to have killed at least 25 men—primarily gay men in their twenties and thirties—between the mid-1980s and 1996. —Jenna Dejong, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Apr. 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