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
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
Their circle included lawyers, U.S. ambassadors, businesswomen and other fellow powerhouses.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 15, 2023
Social workers, businesswomen, and librarians were to wear blue; artists, actresses, and musicians were to wear rose; and so forth; so that the marchers would form a kaleidoscope of color and professions.
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
