businessperson

[biz-nis-pur-suhn]

noun

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

businessperson

/ ˈbɪznɪsˌpɜrsən /

noun

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

Gender Note

Is it businessman, businesswoman, or businessperson? See -person.

Word History and Origins

Origin of businessperson¹

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75; business(man) + -person

Example Sentences

Musk has literally embodied inefficiency and we can now, once and for all, retire the romantic mythology that any accomplished businessperson will succeed in managing the $7 trillion budget of the U.S. government.

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"The president is a successful businessperson and dealmaker. We are his largest client in so many industries," he remarked.

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I didn’t want to have to become a businessperson, but that is what — without a sugar daddy or a trust fund, and outside the confines of academia — being an artist does to you.

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The central quality that has defined Trump’s success as a businessperson and political conman and as a brand is impunity.

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It’s clear that Trump plays favorites and rewards loyalty; nearly eight years after he was inaugurated in 2017, it’s hard to imagine that any savvy businessperson or foreign leader fails to recognize this.

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