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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If Chicagoans demand more artisanal dairy products, some enterprising businessperson should meet that need.
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As a businessperson, Hagerty enjoyed a successful career in private equity.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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, 14 Jan. 2025
The soccer clubs are not profitable businesses but the enterprise as a whole is attractive to cities and successful businesspersons who happen to also be soccer fans.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
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The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 13 Feb. 2025
As a businessperson, Hagerty enjoyed a successful career in private equity.
—Nate Rau, Axios, 11 Feb. 2025
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, 14 Jan. 2025
The soccer clubs are not profitable businesses but the enterprise as a whole is attractive to cities and successful businesspersons who happen to also be soccer fans.
—Chris Deubert, Forbes, 6 Sep. 2024
See All Example Sentences for businessperson
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“Businessperson.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/businessperson. Accessed 28 Feb. 2025.
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businessperson
noun
busi·ness·per·son
-ˌspər-sᵊn
: a businessman or businesswoman
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