businessperson
noun
busi·ness·per·son
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpər-sᵊn 
-nəz-
variants
or business person
plural businesspeople
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpē-pəl
-nəz-
or business people also businesspersons or business persons
: a person and especially an executive who transacts business : a businessman or businesswoman
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In Russia’s crony capitalist system, success and survival in business depend on the protection of powerful patrons who can shelter a businessperson or a company from raids by bigger competitors or overzealous tax officials.
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Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As early as 2018, Adams and an unidentified staff member were in communication with a Turkish businessperson who funneled tens of thousands of dollars to straw donors for Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign, according to the indictment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
According to the commission, Lopez reported numerous threats, including from a gang member, a local businessperson, and a mining company representative.
—Reuters, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
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Joseph R. Biden, Foreign Affairs, 5 Dec. 2017
To put it another way, no rational businessperson would pay the net present value of a business simply to buy the property, as is implicit in Beasley Timber's position equating the two values.
—Peter J Reilly, Forbes, 15 Oct. 2024
As early as 2018, Adams and an unidentified staff member were in communication with a Turkish businessperson who funneled tens of thousands of dollars to straw donors for Adams' 2021 mayoral campaign, according to the indictment.
—Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 26 Sep. 2024
According to the commission, Lopez reported numerous threats, including from a gang member, a local businessperson, and a mining company representative.
—Reuters, CNN, 15 Sep. 2024
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businessperson
noun
busi·ness·per·son
-ˌspər-sᵊn
: a businessman or businesswoman
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