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businessperson

noun

Definition of businessperson

as in businessman

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Recent Examples of businessperson Milan, the fashion capital of Europe, is also centrally located for businesspersons or travelers. — Vinod Sreeharsha february 24, Miami Herald, 24 Feb. 2026 Novartis ' Vas Narasimhan is the rare CEO who is a doctor, a spokesperson for public health, and a real businessperson who understands cash flow. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 18 Jan. 2026 There were grumblings about the group’s plans to develop a hotel on the Peconic Bay Vineyards in Cutchogue, on the North Fork, but Stacey was also named Northforker’s 2021 businessperson of the year. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 1 Oct. 2025 For a rich businessperson, Frank has some questionable hobbies. — James Mercadante, EW.com, 4 Aug. 2025 See All Example Sentences for businessperson

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In the governor's race, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth and businessman Kendall Qualls are the major contenders for the GOP nomination.

— Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
Knight is serving a 28-year prison sentence in California for running over and killing a Compton businessman outside a burger stand in January 2015.

— Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of businessman

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
Italian entrepreneur Valter Lavitola, right, is accused of being the mastermind behind a bomb attack targeting an Italian journalist.

— CBS News, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrepreneur

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The businesswoman, 72, had a reunion with her coworkers from her hit series, The Oprah Winfrey Show, ahead of the 40th anniversary of the talk show, during an event at Navy Pier in Chicago over the weekend.

— Gina Kalsi, PEOPLE, 11 Aug. 2026
Under the ownership of American businesswoman Michele Kang, London City have made statement signings in Ballon d’Or winner Alexia Putellas, Spain international Mapi Leon and former England No 1 Mary Earps, among others.

— Megan Feringa, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of businesswoman

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In the world of corporate mergers and acquisitions, an out-of-town buyer looks to cut costs in order to help cover the share-price premium necessary to clinch the deal and those reductions typically come mainly at the expense of the seller.

— The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The buyer, Joshua Kushner, is Trump family-adjacent, recently tried to invest in FIFA in what became a true international scandal and could soon become the youngest control owner in the NBA.

— Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of buyer

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Less administrative burden, reduced overhead and fewer situations where founders must simultaneously serve as CEO, marketer, customer service representative, project manager, researcher and administrative assistant.

— Olivia Roach, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Sean Conway, a 41-year-old direct marketer in North Shore, Massachusetts, said his kids’ soccer practice might either be postponed or canceled due to extreme temperatures, for example.

— Linley Sanders, Chicago Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026

Definition of marketer

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Ukraine also launched another attack on the premises of Wildberries, Russia’s biggest online retailer, which Kyiv says helps supply the Russian military.

— ABC News, ABC News, 14 Aug. 2026
Its own store gives DeMellier control over a part of the customer relationship previously handed to other retailers, while putting it physically alongside businesses charging multiples of its prices.

— Kate Hardcastle, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of retailer

Noun

That creates sellers who are responding to portfolio construction rather than valuation.

— Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Greater currency stability gives buyers and sellers more confidence that a valuation agreed today will still hold when a deal closes or an investor eventually exits.

— Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 10 Aug. 2026

Definition of seller

Noun

As the largest institutional purchaser of firearms in the United States, governments have tremendous power to shape the market.

— Kris Brown, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
If two reports carry the same meaning, are held to the same standard and are described in the same language, then a careful purchaser would be almost irresponsible not to choose the cheaper one.

— Amir Tarighat, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

Definition of purchaser

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