businessman
BIZ-nuhs-man/ˈbɪznəsmæn/UKBIZ-nuhs-muhn/ˈbɪznəsmən/
Pluralbusinessmen
- 1A man who works in business, especially buying, selling, or running a company.
The businessman flew to three cities in one week for meetings.
Her father is a successful businessman who owns two shops.
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Origin
Made from 'business' plus '-man'. It replaced the older word 'merchant', which came from Latin 'mercāns'.