businessman
noun
busi·ness·man
ˈbiz-nəs-ˌman 
-nəz-,
-mən
: a man who transacts business
especially
: a business executive
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I know it's hard for him to sell his paintings. He's always been a better artist than businessman.
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The businessman who arrived in Canada with dreams of building a transcontinental railway and several hotels died when the RMS Titanic sank into the Atlantic Ocean on April 14, 1912.
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Danielle Harling, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The billionaire businessman also held controlling stakes in companies that owned Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Knicks, and the New York Rangers.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Four months after becoming the first black leader of any European nation, Vaughan Gething announces his resignation as First Minister of Wales, having failed to fend off persistent questions about his acceptance of donations from a disgraced businessman.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
John Textor, the American businessman who made his money in various technology enterprises and who is better known to a European audience as the owner of Lyon and a minority stakeholder in Crystal Palace, has been in charge of Botafogo since 2022.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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Danielle Harling, Travel + Leisure, 31 Dec. 2024
The billionaire businessman also held controlling stakes in companies that owned Madison Square Garden, Radio City Music Hall, the New York Knicks, and the New York Rangers.
—Shania Russell, EW.com, 29 Dec. 2024
Four months after becoming the first black leader of any European nation, Vaughan Gething announces his resignation as First Minister of Wales, having failed to fend off persistent questions about his acceptance of donations from a disgraced businessman.
—The Week Uk, theweek, 25 Dec. 2024
John Textor, the American businessman who made his money in various technology enterprises and who is better known to a European audience as the owner of Lyon and a minority stakeholder in Crystal Palace, has been in charge of Botafogo since 2022.
—Matt Woosnam, The Athletic, 21 Dec. 2024
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“Businessman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessman. Accessed 6 Jan. 2025.
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businessman
noun
busi·ness·man
ˈbiz-nə-ˌsman
-nəz-ˌman
: a man in business especially as an owner or manager
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