businesswoman
noun
busi·ness·wom·an
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌwu̇-mən 
-nəz-
: a woman who transacts business
especially
: one who is a business executive
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Like many musicians, she's found that she has to be a businesswoman as well as a performer.
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Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 27 Apr. 2026
The race’s other potential competitors include BART Board President Melissa Hernandez, nonprofit attorney Rakhi Israni and businesswoman Carin Elam — candidates who signed an impromptu agreement to stay out of the special election as long as Wahab did too.
—Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
The businesswoman smiled in some photos, but remained low-key with oversized shades in others.
—Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
O’Brien’s older sister, Courtney Hirsch, observed her brother’s fledgling media company with both pride and, as a businesswoman, a certain itch.
—Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 12 Apr. 2026
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“Businesswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesswoman. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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businesswoman
noun
busi·ness·wom·an
-ˌswu̇m-ən
: a woman in business especially as an owner or manager
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