Thesaurus results for BUSINESSMAN

businessman

noun

Definition of businessman

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

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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

Wall Street traders now see close to a coin flip’s chance that the Fed could raise rates twice more by the end of the year, according to data from the CME Group.

— Alex Veiga, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
By writing an out-of-the-money call and an out-of-the-money put for late October, traders can harvest the elevated premium as time value rapidly decays.

— Michael Khouw, CNBC, 25 Sep. 2026

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