businesspeople

noun

variants or business people also businesspersons or business persons
Definition of businesspeoplenext
plural of businessperson
as in businessmen

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  1. entrepreneurs
  2. retailers
  3. buyers
  4. sellers
  5. vendors
Noun
  • The Skoll Foundation catalyzes transformational social change by investing in, connecting, and championing social entrepreneurs and other social innovators who together advance bold and equitable solutions to the world’s most pressing problems.
    — Big Think, Big Think, 11 Aug. 2026
  • However, the average age of entrepreneurs who start their own businesses still rests at 42, according to the Harvard Business Review.
    — Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of entrepreneurs
Noun
  • Local public schools cut 50,000 jobs in July, restaurants and bars 26,000, retailers 19,000.
    — Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 7 Aug. 2026
  • More than a year after those coins entered circulation, retailers still lack clarity on how to navigate the coin’s gradual phaseout.
    — Brian Delp, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
Definition of retailers
Noun
  • Trade-in buyers with negative equity financed $11,164 more than the typical new car buyer.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of buyers
Noun
  • In previous years, the vast majority the top 10 sellers in Monterey were models from the 1950s or '60s.
    — Robert Frank, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There is also a geographical shift underway, with Christie’s seeing fewer buyers based in Europe, even as many of its sellers remain European.
    — George Nelson, ARTnews.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of sellers
Noun
  • Due to the last-minute cancelation, many musicians, crews, attendees, and vendors descended on Los Angeles, only to find out too late that the event was canceled.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 9 Aug. 2026
  • The vendors also know something uncomfortable about their own product.
    — Jason Snyder, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2026
Definition of vendors
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