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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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.
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
My wife, who's a businesswoman, not just education, my wife was a CFO, Chief Financial Officer and a Chief Compliance Officer for an investment management firm out of New York.
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Anderson remained an indefatigable businesswoman throughout her life, managing the Fairmont Apartments until her death at the age of 87 and, odds are, owning a car outfitted with the wiper successor of her 1903 invention.
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—Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2026
My wife, who's a businesswoman, not just education, my wife was a CFO, Chief Financial Officer and a Chief Compliance Officer for an investment management firm out of New York.
—March 8, CBS News, 8 Mar. 2026
Anderson remained an indefatigable businesswoman throughout her life, managing the Fairmont Apartments until her death at the age of 87 and, odds are, owning a car outfitted with the wiper successor of her 1903 invention.
—Shoshi Parks, Popular Science, 4 Mar. 2026
But now, as a mom of two toddlers, Phoenix and London, the businesswoman is using her platform to make significant change.
—Parents Editors, Parents, 3 Mar. 2026
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“Businesswoman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businesswoman. Accessed 14 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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