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businessperson — busi‧ness‧per‧son [ˈbɪznsˌpɜːsn ǁ ˌpɜːr ] noun businesspeople PLURALFORM [ ˌpiːpl] [countable usually plural] JOBS a businessman or businesswoman: • The hotel is owned by a group of Japanese businesspeople. * * * businessperson UK US (also… … Financial and business terms
businessperson — [n] professional working person baron, big time operator*, big wheel*, capitalist, dealer, employer, entrepreneur, executive, financier, franchiser, gray flannel suit*, industrialist, manager, merchandiser, merchant, operator, organization person … New thesaurus
businessperson — [biz′niz pʉr΄sən, biz′nispʉr΄sən] n. a person in business: used to avoid the sexist implications of businessman and businesswoman … English World dictionary
Businessperson — Word useBusinessperson is sometimes used in place of the words businessman or businesswoman to avoid sexism and to avoid unnecessarily perpetuating stereotypes if used generically.cite web | author=Random House | year=2005 | title=Sensitive… … Wikipedia
businessperson — UK [ˈbɪznəsˌpɜː(r)s(ə)n] / US [ˈbɪznəsˌpɜrs(ə)n] noun [countable] Word forms businessperson : singular businessperson plural businesspeople UK [ˈbɪznəsˌpiːp(ə)l] / US [ˈbɪznəsˌpɪp(ə)l] someone who works in business, especially a manager … English dictionary
businessperson — noun a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise • Syn: ↑bourgeois • Hypernyms: ↑capitalist • Hyponyms: ↑accountant, ↑comptroller, ↑controller, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
businessperson — noun Date: 1974 a businessman or businesswoman … New Collegiate Dictionary
businessperson — /biz nis perr seuhn/, n. a person regularly employed in business, esp. a white collar worker, executive, or owner. [1970 75, Amer.; BUSINESS(MAN) + PERSON] Usage. See person. * * * … Universalium
businessperson — noun a person in business, one who works at a commercial institution. See Also: businessman, businesswoman … Wiktionary
businessperson — I (Roget s IV) n. Syn. businessman, businesswoman, industrialist, capitalist, employer, executive, entrepreneur, tycoon, magnate, broker, organization man, man in the gray flannel suit, retailer, wholesaler, stockbroker, manager, buyer, owner,… … English dictionary for students
