businesswoman

American  

[biz-nis-woom-uhn] / ˈbɪz nɪsˌwʊm ən /

noun

• businesswomen
  plural

1. a woman regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.

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businesswoman British  

/ ˈbɪznɪsˌwʊmən /

noun

1. a woman engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as an owner or executive

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• businesswomen
  plural

Etymology

Origin of businesswoman

An Americanism dating back to 1835–45; business + -woman

Example Sentences

See Examples For:

businesswoman businesswomen

"No one flew into a rage, because after all, this is due to natural disaster," the businesswoman, who had to reschedule her flight to Tuesday, told AFP Sunday.

From Barron's ● Sep. 6, 2026

Dolly Parton was a lot of things - a country musician, a philanthropist, an actress, a storyteller and a businesswoman.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

The family did not give a cause of death, but the singer-songwriter -- also an actress, philanthropist and powerful businesswoman -- had spoken about her recent ill health.

From Barron's ● Aug. 25, 2026

In Pompeii, there are Avianius, a teenager apprenticed to a blacksmith, and Julia Felix, a rare female businesswoman who runs a kind of spa cum entertainment center for the well-to-do.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 2026

"You look like a real businesswoman," Sandy said.

From "The Westing Game" by Ellen Raskin

It retooled its diversity program, One Million Black Women, a multibillion-dollar commitment to invest in Black businesswomen and nonprofit leaders, including removing references to race.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 17, 2026

It’s true: Other than “The Family Stone,” most Christmas movies are about dads, kids, perennially single, big city businesswomen who must return home to save the family ranch, or genderless Grinchfolk.

From Salon ● Dec. 3, 2025

Ms. Cruz-Rivas switched jobs to a limousine service, where her clientele of businesswomen and bachelorettes had no idea their upbeat driver slept in her car.

From New York Times ● Dec. 11, 2023

Their circle included lawyers, U.S. ambassadors, businesswomen and other fellow powerhouses.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023

Ahead of them, the woman leapt over piles of nets and slid, legs kicking, over the tops of wooden chests, squeezing between plump businesswomen and groups of confused travelers.

From "The Reader" by Traci Chee