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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Abraham Lincoln had just declared Idaho a territory the year before and Boise businessmen were trying to move the territorial capital from Lewiston to Boise.
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FOXNews.com, 17 Dec. 2025
Abraham Lincoln had just declared Idaho a territory the year before and Boise businessmen were trying to move the territorial capital from Lewiston to Boise.
—Idaho Statesman, 16 Dec. 2025
Hsieh's family also claims that there's no evidence the businessman attended the will's signing, which supposedly occurred in March 2015, given that none of his calendars, emails and other documentation noted such an event.
—Aimee Picchi, CBS News, 16 Dec. 2025
To defeat the threat of a surging left, businessmen and nationalists colluded to countenance domestic culture wars, xenophobic nationalism, the erosion of constitutional norms, and outright violence, ultimately naming Hitler, a vulgar racist, as national executive.
—Foreign Affairs, 16 Dec. 2025
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessman. Accessed 30 Dec. 2025.
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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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