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businessman

noun

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as in entrepreneur

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Recent Examples of businessman According to Flynn, the building is also historically significant because of its association with its namesake Marshall Diggs, a former state senator and prominent Sacramento businessman. — Alula Alderson, Sacbee.com, 2 Aug. 2026 In the final segment of Creepshow, the horror anthology series written by Stephen King, Upson Pratt, a ruthless old businessman, lives alone in a penthouse fitted with surveillance screens, control panels, and alarm systems. — Asim Ali, Time, 1 Aug. 2026 The hotel’s owner, a Greek businessman, was there, smoking cigarettes and overseeing the final art installation. — Nick Remsen, Vogue, 1 Aug. 2026 Crawford is a legendary supermodel while Rande is a businessman who co-founded the tequila brand Casamigos with George Clooney. — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for businessman

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Outside of her on-court success, Reese has become one of the faces of the league, and is an entrepreneur, philanthropist and role model for the next generation of female athletes.

— Irene Wright, USA Today, 3 Aug. 2026
He is joined by James Workman, a storyteller, entrepreneur and author.

— Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrepreneur

Noun

The law also restricts certain uses of merchant-category codes to distinguish firearms retailers from general merchandise or sporting-goods stores.

— Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
The list of merchants includes massive online outlets like Amazon, Temu and Marketplace, Mayor Mamdani said at a City Hall press conference Wednesday.

— Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of merchant

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The volatility in chip stocks was met with a historic level of activity from retail traders, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.

— Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
The reversals are especially profitable, allowing traders to win both ways -- jumping ahead of stocks moving up or down to a post threatening something, then cashing out within thousands of a second, then betting the other way.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of trader

Noun

The Maverick’s core customer isn’t a traditional pickup truck buyer but someone who might be coming over from an equally affordable car, like a Honda Civic.

— Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
Jen Winston of Compass and Andrew Dinsky of Equity Union shared the listing, while Craig Strong and Lisa Klein of Compass represented the buyer.

— Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of buyer

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