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businessman

noun

Definition of businessman

as in entrepreneur

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Recent Examples of businessman He was well known as a successful businessman—the Thai Silk King. — Taryn Simon, The New York Review of Books, 19 Sep. 2026 Two years later, in June 1865, Lizzie’s father Andrew — a wealthy but practical Fall River businessman — remarried Abby Durfee Gray. — Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 The Frida actress and Valentina’s father, businessman François-Henri Pinault, first crossed paths in 2006. — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 18 Sep. 2026 In an appearance alongside businessman Mark Cuban last month, Talarico talked about the need for comprehensive federal guardrails on AI. — Diana Paulsen, ABC News, 18 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for businessman

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The pastor’s warning haunts the book, as, over the course of nearly 80 years, the Baeks move countries, have children, and become entrepreneurs, all while enduring brutal discrimination.

— Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 22 Sep. 2026
The film is backed by India’s National Film Development Corporation (NFDC) and British-South African entrepreneur Richard Murray.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of entrepreneur

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Founded in 1859, Kimmswick was once a bustling river port and a popular steamboat stop, and was also home to immigrants, craftspeople, entrepreneurs, and merchants.

— Erika Ebsworth-Goold, Travel + Leisure, 19 Sep. 2026
This means that merchants can offer consistent clienteling experiences across global markets—and without maintaining a separate integration for each storefront.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of merchant

Noun

Their estimation of what else the trader might have on in connection to the trade, however, was varied.

— Oliver Renick, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026
The Americanized chocolate coffee drink, also called a mocha, is so-named because early European traders tasted Mocha’s beans and noted its chocolatey flavors, according to Smithsonian Magazine.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 16 Sep. 2026

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