businesspersonn.
/ˈbɪznᵻsˌpəːsn/, U.S. /ˈbɪznᵻsˌpərs(ə)n/, /ˈbɪznᵻzˌpərs(ə)n/ A businessman or businesswoman.
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society > occupation and work > worker > workers according to type of work > non-manual worker > businessman > [noun]
man of business1640
homme d'affaires1717
businessman1803
businessperson1834
operator1838
towkay1854
grey suit1969
pinstripe1970
suit1977
pin-striper1979
1834 Niles' Weekly Reg. 7 June 244/1 Of the 432 business persons at Utica, 358 were signers, leaving only 74 for those who refused..for any reason..to sign.
1844 C. Dickens Martin Chuzzlewit xxxviii. 443 The chairman of the Anglo-Bengalee Disinterested Loan and Life Insurance Board was dressing, and received him as a business person who was often backwards and forwards.
1922 W. A. Paton Accounting Theory xx. 474 The corporation is a real entity, endowed by the state with all the privileges of any business person.
1974 Jrnl. Educ. for Librarianship 15 46 What are the types of information the businessperson needs today?
2003 S. Brown Free Gift Inside! 188 The important thing to ‘get’ about Madonna is that she is first and foremost a businessperson.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, March 2012; most recently modified version published online December 2021).
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