businessman

Noun

Meaning

a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

man of affairs chandler baron mercer monger suit manager tradesman merchandiser executive agent operator manufacturer merchant dealer

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Antonyms

letter consumer client customer nobody buyer

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Hypernyms

occupation bourgeois businessperson

Hyponyms

king baron power suit mogul operator

Phrases with the word

businessman's risk businessman's special businessman's trip businessman's lunch businessman's stereotypical businessman

Examples

Well, you know, I was a human being before I became a businessman. George Soros

I'm a businessman. I work for business people. The kind of thing they say is: Now we've sold a lot of records, let's sell some more. Nat King Cole

I find it rather easy to portray a businessman. Being bland, rather cruel and incompetent comes naturally to me. John Cleese

The person who has never been cheated cannot be a good businessman. Chinese Proverb

He that is not eager to be pawed in cash is not a businessman. Chinese Proverb

He who does not know what to do in his spare time is not a businessman. Chinese Proverb

Close letter words and terms

businesslike businesslikely businesslikeness businessman's businessman's lunch businessman's risk