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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When kindly suburban businesswoman Peg (Dianne West) takes him in, Edward's soft heart and artistic skills win over her family — particularly her teenage daughter (Winona Ryder) — but the very hands that create beauty also stir fear, causing the neighbors to sharpen their pitchforks.
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As a successful businesswoman and the wealthiest woman in Edgewater, Miranda is a woman who is not to be trifled with.
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Hatfield was a businesswoman and content creator for the website Natural Spoonfuls, which boasts recipes for low-tox eating and natural living.
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Kelsey Stewart, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2025
When kindly suburban businesswoman Peg (Dianne West) takes him in, Edward's soft heart and artistic skills win over her family — particularly her teenage daughter (Winona Ryder) — but the very hands that create beauty also stir fear, causing the neighbors to sharpen their pitchforks.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
As a successful businesswoman and the wealthiest woman in Edgewater, Miranda is a woman who is not to be trifled with.
—Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2025
Hatfield was a businesswoman and content creator for the website Natural Spoonfuls, which boasts recipes for low-tox eating and natural living.
—Natalie Neysa Alund, USA Today, 20 Oct. 2025
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“Businesswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesswoman. Accessed 26 Oct. 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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