Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- n. A man engaged in business. See Usage Note at man.
Wiktionary
- n. a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution
GNU Webster's 1913
- adj. a person employed in a business at a managerial level, especially an executive or proprietor.
WordNet 3.0
- n. a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
Etymologies
- business + -man (Wiktionary)
Examples
“One of the things I brought to my management style as a businessman is the importance of rewarding employees for a job well done.”
“They may have grown uncomfortable because what -- what they did is say, ` You can't use an FBI recorder, but your witness can use his '-- what they called his businessman's recorder.”
“We forget, however, that the businessman is also a citizen.”
“Another facet of Government administration that would strike a businessman is the amount of committee work in the decision-making processes.”
“The 27-year-old Londoner was hired by Sir Alan on what she described as the businessman's”
“NEW YORK (AP) — A New York businessman is launching a new kosher tequila in time for Cinco de Mayo.”
“No businessman is going to add idle capacity (wither people or plant equipment) just because they got a tax cut.”
Republican congressman announces bid for Obama's Senate seat
“Not the people of Portland, but a private businessman from a very unethical family, and a small gang of violent hooligans who have publicly threatened all who have spoken the facts about this deal.”
“You never know where a subsequent great businessman is starting to come from.”
“Tops among them was Wisconsin businessman Ron Johnson, who pulled in $3.3 million in the third quarter, including about $2 million in September alone.”
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘businessman’.
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POL - people in power
daredevil, tzar, king, boss, master, commander, chief, kingpin, top banana, bigwig, big cheese, big wheel and 452 more...
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Dramatic Nouns
Nouns to be used as descriptions while writing stories
night owl, early bird, hedonist, ascetic, derelict, explorer, radical, pity friend, cupid, truant, caretaker, guardian and 120 more...
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INTERP - sexist language
Problematic and recommended terms according to the EP's guide on gender neutral language use
usher, mayor, head, chair, staff, nurse, actor, gender-neutral la..., biased, discriminatory, demeaning, political correct... and 103 more...
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occupations
actor, actress, archaelogist, soldier, cook, lawyer, gardener, grocr, bank official, barman, barmaid, baber and 50 more...
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Unneutered
These politically incorrect words for people contain the element 'man', 'son', or 'boy'.
parson, person, layman, businessman, clergyman, chairman, cameraman, craftsman, craftsmanship, fireman, fisherman, gunman and 50 more...
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Man
Everything that contains a man in it
taxman, salesman, common man, spaceman, neolithic man, straw man, seaman, fireman, spiderman, overman, old man, con man and 373 more...
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Basic English Vocabulary
Very basic words for ESL students.
a, abandon, ability, able, abortion, about, above, abroad, absence, absolute, absolutely, absorb and 4334 more...
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role calls
waiter, surveyor, policeman, monmouth supporter, respectable farmer, (bank manager), businessman, upmarket neighbour, arnold bishop
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