businessman
noun
a man regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.
businessmen
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pluralof businessman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Joshua Kushner and Bob Iger, successful businessmen by any measure, paid $12.5 billion for the Lakers, easily the highest price ever for a sports franchise.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 25, 2026
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
Newspapers ran stories about “the Bewitching Brokers,” and businessmen tolerated their presence in the all-male world of finance because they had Vanderbilt’s backing.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
