businessman

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

Pronunciation

en-us-businessman.ogg /ˈbɪznəsmən/ /ˈbɪznɪsmən/ /ˈbɪznəsmæn/

Word forms

businessman businessmen

Etymology

From business + -man. Displaced earlier merchant, ultimately from Latin mercāns (“merchant, buyer”).

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