businessman
US /ˈbɪznəˌsmæn/
Definition
a man who works in business, especially one who has an executive role
Modern TOEIC often favors gender-neutral terms like 'businessperson'.
Examples
The young businessman opened his first shop in the center of town.
Synonyms
- entrepreneura person who organizes and operates a business, taking on financial risk
- executivea senior manager in a business or other organization
Collocations
- Easy prosperous local retail businessmana thriving male shopkeeper or merchant in a local area
- Medium enterprising businessman securing contractsa proactive male entrepreneur winning commercial deals
- Hard influential international businessman summita global convention of prominent corporate leaders
- Very Hard shrewd businessman driving hard bargainsan astute male negotiator insisting on stringent trade concessions
Learner's English edition · Curated definitions for TOEIC learners.