businessman
Americannoun
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businessmen
plural
noun
Usage
There is a gender-neutral form, businessperson , but it does not appear to be very widely used. The plural business people is quite widely used, and if you wish to avoid being gender-specific, you could try recasting your sentence to use the plural
Other Word Forms
Noun Inflected Forms
Etymology
Origin of businessman
Example Sentences
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He wasn’t sure, but he was a businessman, he told me.
From Slate ● Aug. 14, 2026
The businessman also owns The Washington Post and aerospace company Blue Origin and was ranked as the world's richest person in 2021.
From BBC ● Aug. 10, 2026
Hichilema, a businessman who won office in 2021 on his sixth attempt, has pursued market-friendly reforms, abolished the death penalty and sought to restore investor confidence.
From Barron's ● Aug. 10, 2026
For anyone keeping score, that leaves Trump’s publicly stated resume including businessman, president, golf-course owner — and, apparently, one of the world’s foremost grass experts.
From Salon ● Aug. 9, 2026
“What a smart little businessman you are. Even mothers need a vacation.”
From Full of Beans by Jennifer L. Holm
That’s because the group bought the team in 2010 for an estimated $480 million from American businessmen Tom Hicks and George Gillett.
From MarketWatch ● Aug. 10, 2026
While Kim grew closer to Kremlin-linked businessmen, her newly estranged husband, Bakalchuk, enlisted the support of Ramzan Kadyrov, a former warlord and current head of Chechnya who intervenes in business disputes in return for cash.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 9, 2026
The two often present, especially in court documents, as simple businessmen just trying to make money.
From Salon ● Jul. 20, 2026
She regularly meets with American bankers and businessmen, portraying herself as a champion for foreign investment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026
The businessmen nod, crossing their arms in front of them, figuring, considering.
From "Water for Elephants" by Sara Gruen
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