Synonyms: executive, director, manager, merchant More Synonyms of businessman
businessman in British English
(ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn, -mən)
nounWord forms: plural-men
a person, esp a man, engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as an owner or executive
▶ USAGE The gender-neutral form of businessman and businesswoman is businessperson, but it does not appear to be very widely used. The plural businesspeople is quite widely used, and if you wish to avoid being gender-specific, you could tryrewriting your sentence to use the plural
But again, we have to remind ourselves that the Belgian is an extremely successful businessman.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He is now an esteemed pundit (largely because his preparation is so meticulous) and a successful businessman.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
All he has to do, now that he has been elected, is to stop being a successful businessman.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
A rival appears - a wealthy businessman, who makes the woman an indecent proposal.
Times, Sunday Times (2017)
He specialises in luring politicians and businessmen into deals then leans on them with extreme violence.
The Sun (2013)
She is obviously what the judges would regard as a very successful businessman.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
The millionaire businessman said that he wanted to focus more of his energies on his charity work.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
British businessmen have given a similar account.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He despised local businessmen and saw them as gangsters.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
My father was a very successful businessman.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His record shows that he is a successful businessman.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
So many in fact that a former millionaire businessman has set up an organisation devoted to finding sober men for employers to hire.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
Wealthy businessmen and politicians from the North provided support.
Christianity Today (2000)
Her career was effectively put on hold when she married her childhood sweetheart, a local businessman.
Times, Sunday Times (2011)
But five years in the City convinced him that he wanted to be a politician not a businessman.
Simon Ball THE GUARDSMEN (2004)
He saw himself not as a record company owner or businessman but as a patron of the arts, darling.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
But the billionaire businessman turned politician gave no indication that he would be returning home or that he planned to run for public office again.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
The medal was bought by a South American businessman who then returned it to him.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
An American businessman based in Romania has also been charged.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
He said the suite's clients tend to be'extremely highprofile celebrities or very wealthy businessmen.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
THIS is the moment a millionaire businessman tried to stop a neighbour's helicopter taking off - by climbing on it.
The Sun (2010)
In other languages
businessman
British English: businessman /ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn; -mən/ NOUN
A businessman is a man who works in business.
...a wealthy businessman who owns a printing business.
American English: businessman
Arabic: رَجُل الَأعْمال
Brazilian Portuguese: homem de negócios
Chinese: 商人
Croatian: poslovni čovjek
Czech: obchodník
Danish: forretningsmand
Dutch: zakenman
European Spanish: empresario
Finnish: liikemies
French: homme d’affaires
German: Geschäftsmann
Greek: επιχειρηματίας
Italian: uomo d’affari
Japanese: ビジネスマン
Korean: 사업가
Norwegian: forretningsmann
Polish: biznesmen
European Portuguese: homem de negócios
Romanian: om de afaceri
Russian: предприниматель
Latin American Spanish: empresario
Swedish: affärsman
Thai: นักธุรกิจชาย
Turkish: iş adamı
Ukrainian: бізнесмен
Vietnamese: doanh nhân
Chinese translation of 'businessman'
businessman
(ˈbɪznɪsmən)
Word forms:plbusinessmen
n(c)
商人 (shāngrén) (个(個), gè)
(noun)
Definition
a person engaged in commercial or industrial business, usually an owner or executive
a wealthy businesswoman
Synonyms
executive
a senior bank executive
director
He is the director of the unit.
manager
a retired bank manager
merchant
capitalist
administrator
He worked for 34 years as an administrator with the company.
entrepreneur
a flamboyant Malaysian entrepreneur
tycoon
a self-made property tycoon
industrialist
prominent Japanese industrialists
financier
She was a slick, poised, City financier.
tradesperson
homme or femme d'affaires (French)
Additional synonyms
in the sense of administrator
Definition
a person who administers an organization or estate
He worked for 34 years as an administrator with the company.
Synonyms
manager,
head,
official,
director,
officer,
executive,
minister,
boss (informal),
agent,
governor,
controller,
supervisor,
bureaucrat,
superintendent,
gaffer (informal, British),
organizer,
mandarin,
functionary,
overseer
in the sense of director
Definition
a member of the governing board of a business, trust, etc.
He is the director of the unit.
Synonyms
controller,
head,
leader,
manager,
chief,
executive,
chairperson,
boss (informal),
producer,
governor,
principal,
administrator,
supervisor,
organizer,
helmer,
sherang (Australian, New Zealand)
in the sense of entrepreneur
Definition
the owner of a business who attempts to make money by risk and initiative