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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She’s followed through, for example, on her promise to pour her energy into growing as a businesswoman: Over the past 15 years, Williams has put her own money into more than 120 companies, 14 of them valued at $1 billion or more.
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Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
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Mara, a successful businesswoman and single mother, suddenly loses her son Nemanja to an untimely death.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Presently, a savvy businesswoman, bestselling author, and literary coach, Ovesen is centering peace of mind and healing.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Her mother Tina Knowles — a businesswoman, fashion designer, art collector and activist in her own right — will be traveling the country and overseas on behalf of her upcoming memoir, Matriarch (out April 22).
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
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Sean Gregory, Time, 16 Apr. 2025
Mother Mara – Serbia, Switzerland, Luxembourg, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Montenegro
Director: Mirjana Karanović
Mara, a successful businesswoman and single mother, suddenly loses her son Nemanja to an untimely death.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 11 Apr. 2025
Presently, a savvy businesswoman, bestselling author, and literary coach, Ovesen is centering peace of mind and healing.
—Lynnette Nicholas, Essence, 19 Mar. 2025
Her mother Tina Knowles — a businesswoman, fashion designer, art collector and activist in her own right — will be traveling the country and overseas on behalf of her upcoming memoir, Matriarch (out April 22).
—Gail Mitchell, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2025
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“Businesswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesswoman. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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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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