BUSINESSPERSONS Synonyms: 58 Similar Words

businesspeople

noun

variants or business people also businesspersons or business persons

Definition of businesspeople

plural of businessperson

as in businessmen

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The market now provides a permanent store for those local entrepreneurs to have an ongoing presence in the city.

— Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 4 Aug. 2026
The third door is where Black and Brown entrepreneurs have always had to operate.

— Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of entrepreneurs

Noun

Then in December that year, the agency issued a general recall for all tabletop fire pit products, citing two deaths and at least 60 injuries since 2019 and urging consumers to stop using them and sellers to stop selling them.

— Ruben Vives, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Unsurprisingly, following the huge moves of Morgan Rogers and Elliot Anderson, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest are the biggest net sellers to date, and divisional gross sales of £972million are a little ahead of a year ago.

— Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of sellers

Noun

With local vendors selling everything from clothing, thrift and vintage pieces, beauty products, candles, jewelry, fragrances and more, this Indie Market promotes a rotating list of merchants.

— Lesly Gregory, AJC.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Instead, use the American Astronomical Society Solar Eclipse Task Force’s list of vendors for safe solar viewers, particularly when buying online.

— Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of vendors

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