businesswoman

noun

busi·​ness·​wom·​an ˈbiz-nəs-ˌwu̇-mən 

-nəz-

: a woman who transacts business

especially : one who is a business executive

Examples of businesswoman in a Sentence

Like many musicians, she's found that she has to be a businesswoman as well as a performer.

Recent Examples on the Web

As a businesswoman, the actress estimates her haircare brand, Blake Brown, will suffer a loss of $49 million. —Anna Kaufman, USA Today, 13 Nov. 2025

Justice for Hallmark movies in general, and this one—in which Markle plays a successful businesswoman who tries to use a popular dating field guide to revive her flop of a personal life—in particular. —Emma Specter, Vogue, 12 Nov. 2025

The businesswoman, who had pleaded guilty to money laundering offenses and transferring and possessing criminal property, was sentenced Tuesday to 11 years and eight months at Southwark Crown Court. —Dave Smith, Fortune, 11 Nov. 2025

The 28-year-old model and businesswoman posted a series of photos on Instagram from a recent beach getaway, featuring a few cheeky snaps of her in a bikini. —Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1827, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for businesswoman

• chairwoman
• frenchwoman
• kinswoman
• madwoman
• saleswoman
• spokeswoman
• congresswoman
• englishwoman
• gentlewoman
• noblewoman
• policewoman
• washerwoman

Kids Definition

businesswoman

noun

busi·​ness·​wom·​an -ˌswu̇m-ən 

: a woman in business especially as an owner or manager