businesswoman
noun
a woman regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.
businesswomen
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pluralof businesswoman.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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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
Attorneys for the “Kardashians” reality stars and businesswomen sued the “One Wish” singer Wednesday for defamation and false light publicity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 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
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
