homme d'affaires
Americannoun
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hommes d'affaires
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Heurteux, homme d'affaires, coming from the bright sunlight into the semi-darkness of the salon, blinked uncertainly, tried to distinguish his surroundings.
From The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Burnham Ives
"This," said she to the shopman, "is the residence of my homme d'affaires: follow me, and you shall have your money."
From Paris as It Was and as It Is by Francis W. Blagdon
"Practicien, homme d'affaires ou de chicane": roughly, "practitioner, man of business or law": so his father is described in his birth certificate.
From Fabre, Poet of Science by Bernard Miall
A flood of bright light suddenly burst into the salon with the maid, who brought her mistress a card: "Heurteux, homme d'affaires."
From The Nabob, Vol. 2 (of 2) by George Burnham Ives
His homme d'affaires brought his papers in a sack, and displayed the plans of his estates, and the titles of his glorious ancestry.
From The Paris Sketch Book by William Makepeace Thackeray
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