businessman

noun

Definition of businessmannext
as in entrepreneur

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Recent Examples of businessman Then there is Swift’s BFF Ed Sheeran, whose tour was rocked by his opener, rapper Macklemore, attracting the ire of billionaire businessman Robert Kraft after Macklemore shared his pro-Palestinian feelings from the stage. — Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2026 All three of the state’s highest-security prisons are run by Tennessee businessman Jason Crews and his company, Wayne Halfway House. — Paige Pfleger, ProPublica, 25 Sep. 2026 Gerber and her parents, supermodel Cindy Crawford and businessman Rande Gerber, have not yet publicly commented on the tragedy. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 24 Sep. 2026 Attorneys on Thursday wrapped up their arguments in a civil case against Sacramento Kings minority owner Phil Oates filed by the widow of a motorcyclist who died in a traffic collision with the businessman in a suburban neighborhood. — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for businessman
Recent Examples of Synonyms for businessman
  1. entrepreneur
  2. merchant
  3. trader
  4. buyer
Noun
  • Doster is one of many entrepreneurs who have learned the value of participating in pitch competitions and sharing your business idea with potential investors, funders or collaborators.
    — Michael Butler, Miami Herald, 28 Sep. 2026
  • In Colorado, which didn’t become a state until 1876, there was little public money for infrastructure, and entrepreneurs could pay a few dollars to the local government for the right to build a toll road.
    — Peter Hessler, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of entrepreneur
Noun
  • Mackler said cancellations at an individual merchant can jump as much as 50% when prices rise.
    — Barbara Booth, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2026
  • The director follows the couple in their rounds of collecting, interviewing the merchants at an antique shop and a rug shop about this distinctive pair of customers.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • The yield on 30-year Treasurys briefly hit its highest level since 2002, with traders pricing in a 90% likelihood of a Federal Reserve rate hike by year-end driven by concerns over inflation.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Specifically, that trader sold 5,000 of the 39-strike puts expiring in mid-January for $695,000, and an equal amount of the 42-strike calls expiring the same day for $400,000.
    — Oliver Renick, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • An algorithm acting for a buyer may evaluate price, timing and terms against another algorithm acting for a seller.
    — Shlomit Wagman, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2026
  • The buyer pays a lump sum and, of course, more than the surrender value, though naturally less than the eventual death benefit, and takes over the premiums from there.
    — Rob Haynie, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of buyer

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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/businessman. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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