businessman
BIZ-nuhs-man/ˈbɪznəsmæn/UKBIZ-nuhs-muhn/ˈbɪznəsmən/
Pluralbusinessmen
- 1A man who works in business, especially one employed at or running a commercial company.
The businessman closed the deal only after months of careful negotiation.
Several wealthy businessmen invested heavily in the new factory.
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Origin
Formed from 'business' plus '-man'. It displaced the earlier word 'merchant', which ultimately comes from Latin 'mercāns' meaning 'merchant, buyer'.