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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Stephanie Elam, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
Chang also pressed Ireland on how her public image as a highly successful businesswoman aligned with her claims about lacking insight into the company's management.
—Shafiq Najib, ABC News, 20 Mar. 2026
The businesswoman and designer, mother of Beyoncé and Solange Knowles, is now selling Mama Tina's Gumbo at this year's Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show until March 22, 2026.
—Caché McClay, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The model and businesswoman has since launched her own fashion line, Monrowe, creating a hat line rooted in jazz culture that has been worn by Stevie Wonder, Ava DuVernay, Keke Palmer, and Sarah Jessica Parker.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
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“Businesswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesswoman. Accessed 24 Mar. 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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