businessmen
USBIZ-nuhs-men/ˈbɪznəsmɛn/UKBIZ-nuhs-muhn/ˈbɪznəsmən/
- 1Plural of businessman.
A group of local businessmen funded the bridge repairs after the flood.
Prominent businessmen from across the region gathered for the trade summit.
Note
The plural takes its vowel change from man itself. The compound inherits men, so the form is never businessmans. The possessive follows the same pattern as men's: add an apostrophe and s to the whole word, as in a businessmen's association. Because the singular names a man in business, the plural strictly describes a group of men rather than any group of people in commerce.
businessmen is a form of businessman
businessman, noun: A man who works in business, especially one employed at or running a commercial company. Full entry
- Forms
- businessmanbusinessmen plural
- Spelling
- businessman → businessmen: irregular plural (no -s)
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