businessman
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businessman
- /ˈbɪznəsmən/ UK
- /ˈbɪznɪsmən/ UK
- /ˈbɪznəsmæn/ US
- /ˈbɪznəsmən/ US
Where it comes from
From business + -man. Displaced earlier merchant, ultimately from Latin mercāns (“merchant, buyer”).
noun businessmen
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A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man
Similar: businessperson
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: businessperson, employer, business, entrepreneur, trader, dealer, merchant, retailer, marketer, shopkeeper, storekeeper, operator, tycoon, principal, holder, contractor
Translations
Every language
noun a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution
| Español | hombre de negocios, empresario, negociante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 실업가 sireopga, 비즈니스맨 bijeuniseumaen |
| 日本語 | 実業家 jitsugyōka, ビジネスマン bijinesuman |
| 中文 | 商人 shāngrén |
| हिन्दी | व्यापारी vyāpārī, व्यवसायी vyavsāyī, कारोबारी kārobārī |
| Kiswahili | mfanyabiashara |
| Português | empresário, homem de negócios, negociante |
| Français | homme d'affaires |
| Deutsch | Geschäftsmann, Unternehmer |
| Italiano | uomo d'affari, affarista |
| Ελληνικά | επιχειρηματίας epicheirimatías |
| Română | om de afaceri, businessman, afacerist |
| Русский | предпринима́тель predprinimátelʹ, бизнесме́н biznɛsmén, делово́й челове́к delovój čelovék |
| Tiếng Việt | thương gia, doanh nhân |
| العربية | رَجُل أَعْمَال rajul ʔaʕmāl, تَاجِر tājir |
| עברית | אִישׁ עַסָקִים 'ish asakím |
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title = {businessman},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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