businessman

[ biz-nis-man ]
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noun,plural busi·ness·men.
  1. a man regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.

Origin of businessman

1
First recorded in 1705–15; business + man

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How to use businessman in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for businessman

businessman

/ (ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, -mən) /


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

usage For businessman

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

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