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businessperson

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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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So a very successful businessman like Bill talking about the Israeli economy, putting faith in the Tel Aviv Stock Exchange, helps my pitch.

— Liz Hoffman, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
Sang-woo’s grandfather had been a businessman and a police officer under the Japanese colonial government, before the Second World War; books and antiques from that period line every surface.

— E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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But over the course of the past decade, an influx of entrepreneurs plus a comprehensive plan led by the city and REV Birmingham, a nonprofit focused on revitalization and economic development, has brought the center back to life.

— Leslie Pariseau, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Oct. 2026
The current owner, entrepreneur Fergus Hurley, added some art history of his own.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 12 Oct. 2026

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Hanning came under scrutiny in a separate investigation into the abduction of Hamburg businesswoman Christina Block's children from her ex-husband in Denmark in January 2024 in a custody battle that had been going on for several years.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
Led by the white Texas businesswoman Jesse Daniel Ames and initially based in Atlanta, the Association of Southern Women for the Prevention of Lynching (ASWPL) had four million members by the early 1940s.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of businesswoman

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Although robust buyer demand briefly drove yields down to session lows following the auction, yield levels above 5% remain substantially higher than the historical norm over the past decade.

— , CNBC, 8 Oct. 2026
Rodriguez, who attends some re-sees as a spectator and others as a buyer, hopes that more brands will start to separate time slots, so that buyers and editors can better do their jobs, as creators capture their content.

— Madeleine Schulz, Vogue, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of buyer

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In their writing, Alicia and Luci bring a marketer’s eye and a business owner’s perspective to entrepreneurship, creativity, and building a life on your own terms.

— Alicia Sanchez, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Cibele, a digital marketer, was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer that originated in her adrenal gland in 2024.

— Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of marketer

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Moulds is responsible for buying health care for the California Public Employees’ Retirement System, the second-largest health care purchaser, behind only the federal government.

— Bob Herman, STAT, 5 Oct. 2026
The bankruptcy plan said the owners expect a purchaser would be backed by a group of families that support the camp.

— ABC News, ABC News, 28 Sep. 2026

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