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businesspeople

American  
[biz-nis-pee-puhl] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌpi pəl /

plural noun

  1. businesspersons collectively.


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Also, Trump administration officials and businesspeople have met with other members of the Castro family, such as Raul Castro's grandson, Raul Guillermo Rodriguez Castro.

From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026

Source: McCormick and Bean, ‘America’s greatest entrepreneurs and businesspeople

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 25, 2026

More elite Chinese youths, businesspeople and scientists are gravitating back home.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026

Co-owner Ranjit Mathrani says generals, civil servants and businesspeople who had links with India first came here, along with expatriate Indians.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

Chemistry was, generally speaking, a science for businesspeople, for those who worked with coal and potash and dyes, and not gentlemen, who tended to be drawn to geology, natural history, and physics.

From "A Short History of Nearly Everything" by Bill Bryson

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