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
In the first, the businesswoman wears a hot pink blazer and poses with her hand on her hip while flashing a big smile.
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Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Shortly before the birth of his twin daughters, Combs fathered another daughter, Chance Combs, 18, with businesswoman Sarah Chapman.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
The actress and businesswoman took to Instagram Thursday to reflect on her time at Milan Fashion Week, thanking her team and husband for helping to make the trip possible.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Klum didn’t make the list since Forbes determined that Klum had become more of a businesswoman and multi-media personality.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Other People’s Molly Shannon will join Only Murders in the Building as a high-level L.A. businesswoman who gravitates toward murder investigations in New York, Deadline reported.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
This isn't the first time the businesswoman has given fans some insight on what's going on in her bedroom.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
For Menzel — who plays Jesse, a successful businesswoman, mother and wife who finds herself as a personal crossroads and finds unexpected answers in the forests of Northern California — the show is an especially personal creative endeavor.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
The recipients, who also include the businesswoman Martha Stewart and the actor Sylvester Stallone, will receive the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award in April at the Library of Congress, where there is typically a ceremony and gala.
—Minho Kim, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
Michelle Lee, Peoplemag, 9 Apr. 2024
Shortly before the birth of his twin daughters, Combs fathered another daughter, Chance Combs, 18, with businesswoman Sarah Chapman.
—Grace Tucker, The Enquirer, 26 Mar. 2024
The actress and businesswoman took to Instagram Thursday to reflect on her time at Milan Fashion Week, thanking her team and husband for helping to make the trip possible.
—Carly Thomas, The Hollywood Reporter, 14 Mar. 2024
Klum didn’t make the list since Forbes determined that Klum had become more of a businesswoman and multi-media personality.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Feb. 2024
Other People’s Molly Shannon will join Only Murders in the Building as a high-level L.A. businesswoman who gravitates toward murder investigations in New York, Deadline reported.
—Kalia Richardson, Rolling Stone, 15 Feb. 2024
This isn't the first time the businesswoman has given fans some insight on what's going on in her bedroom.
—Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 29 Mar. 2024
For Menzel — who plays Jesse, a successful businesswoman, mother and wife who finds herself as a personal crossroads and finds unexpected answers in the forests of Northern California — the show is an especially personal creative endeavor.
—Rebecca Milzoff, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2024
The recipients, who also include the businesswoman Martha Stewart and the actor Sylvester Stallone, will receive the Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg Leadership Award in April at the Library of Congress, where there is typically a ceremony and gala.
—Minho Kim, New York Times, 15 Mar. 2024
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Word History
First Known Use
1827, in the meaning defined above
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“Businesswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesswoman. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
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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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