businessman

[biz-nis-man]

noun

plural

businessmen 

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

businessman

/ ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, -mən /

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of businessman¹

First recorded in 1705–15; business + man

Example Sentences

The documents were provided in response to a public records request by The Texas Newsroom, which asked Abbott’s office for communications with Musk and the businessman’s employees dating back to last fall.

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Chris Edwards, a businessman from Yorkshire, has spent more than 50 years working in retail's bargain basement.

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There, she met her husband, Sam Spencer, a businessman who was working for the state’s Democratic Party.

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The broker in stolen goods was a criminal, but he was also a businessman, and he knew all about the sunk cost fallacy.

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“Even those who oppose Hamas, the idea of security is something people want,” said Hazem Srour, 22, a businessman in Gaza City.

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