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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In 2019, he was charged with campaign finance crimes after allegedly funneling money from a Malaysian businessman, Low Taek Jho (aka Jho Low) into former President Barack Obama’s 2012 re-election campaign.
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
And without them, several Cuban American businessmen have told the Herald the country is unlikely to receive major investments.
—Andrés Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The true amount was probably less, but Ming Tai was a successful businessman, and marriageable Chinese women were incredibly scarce in New York.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
The backstory In 2019, Bob Rich—an American businessman and passionate dry fly-fisherman—chanced upon a large and near-derelict late 19th century fishing lodge just outside the village of Wherwell on the River Test.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
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Hattie Lindert, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2026
And without them, several Cuban American businessmen have told the Herald the country is unlikely to receive major investments.
—Andrés Viglucci, Miami Herald, 13 Mar. 2026
The true amount was probably less, but Ming Tai was a successful businessman, and marriageable Chinese women were incredibly scarce in New York.
—Charlotte Brooks, Big Think, 13 Mar. 2026
The backstory In 2019, Bob Rich—an American businessman and passionate dry fly-fisherman—chanced upon a large and near-derelict late 19th century fishing lodge just outside the village of Wherwell on the River Test.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Mar. 2026
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessman. Accessed 17 Mar. 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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