Businessman Meaning
/ˈbɪznəsmən/Definition, CEFR level A2, pronunciation, examples, and quiz.
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Definition
nounA man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
Sentence Examples
What did the businessman say when he invented the zip-fastener?
A businessman is working out some figures with a calculator.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The wealthy ____ wore a suit and carried a leather briefcase.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The successful ____ owns several different companies in the city.
Word Origin & History
From business + -man. Displaced earlier merchant, ultimately from Latin mercāns (“merchant, buyer”).
Literary Quotations & Historical Citations
"I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man"
— 2005, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)”, in Late Registration, performed by Kanye West ft. Jay-Z:
"BERTIE Ahern's explanation that he received an envelope stuffed with £8,000 in cash following a whip-around by a group of Manchester-based businessmen was branded untrue by the Mahon Tribunal."
— 2012 March 23, Colm Kelpie, “Claim of 'whip-around' by friends rubbished”, in Irish Independent:
"Needless to say the obituaries for Hefner, even if they acknowledge the seaminess, have been full of encomia for his great deeds: Hef the vanquisher of puritanism, Hef the political progressive, Hef the great businessman and all the rest."
— 2017 September 30, Ross Douthat, “Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner”, in The New York Times:
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CEFR Practice Quiz
The wealthy ____ wore a suit and carried a leather briefcase.
CEFR Practice Quiz (Alternate)
The successful ____ owns several different companies in the city.