Meaning of businessman in English
Examples of businessman
businessman
At that point her material circumstances improved considerably (her new husband was a wealthy businessman) and they lived in owner-occupied houses or expensively rented flats.
No less revealing was die supposedly sober businessman's readiness to enter the highly dangerous and speculative world of piracy.
They conferred an element of permanence: the small businessman was always around, he generally lived in the same district as he worked.
Which businessman did the gangster hide the very rich woman for late last night?
For example, a modern businessman who wants greater economic privacy for himself tends to want greater transparency and accountability for his government regulators.
The successful businessman was both an idol and an ideal.
Business consensus was most remarkable given the typical businessman's attitude which is self-regarding, short-term and competitive vis-a-vis other businessmen.
At all events, he was a businessman, and one may be sure that he fitted science in around his hunting and not vice versa.
These are all public officeholders, of course, yet the biographical compendia also include each senator's nonofficial occupational identification (such as "dentist" or "businessman" or "lawyer").
One of them, though he has a reputation as a tough businessman, is spiritually inclined.
She consistently preferred the maverick to the conventional, the outspoken to the cautious, the self-made businessman to the traditional director of the traditional family firm.
He is a self-employed businessman and serving on the team took time away from his business.
It brings the perspectives of the academic historian subsequently turned businessman to the study of a group often ignored by some historians.
The businessman is only the go-between, not the investor.
For a businessman looking for well-known singers to make records, opera singers were an obvious choice.
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Collocations with businessman
These are words often used in combination with businessman.
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astute businessman
Lasso was an astute businessman, one who would have recognised the opportunity to increase his fame.
experienced businessman
In my opinion, as an experienced businessman, this constitutes suggesting to an investor to hold back and to act against the company's interests.
honest businessman
We have to ensure that we do not add to the bureaucratic burden and make the honest businessman suffer the consequences.
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Translations of businessman
in Chinese (Traditional)
（尤指公司高層的）商界人士, 實業家…
in Chinese (Simplified)
（尤指公司高层的）商界人士, 实业家…
in Spanish
hombre de negocios, empresario [masculine]…
in Portuguese
homem de negócios, empresário, empresário [masculine]…
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homme [masculine] d’affaires, homme/femme d’affaires…
வணிகத்தில் இருக்கும் ஒரு நபர், குறிப்பாக ஒரு நிறுவனத்தில் உயர் பதவியில் இருப்பவர்…
der Geschäftsmann / die Geschäftsfrau…
forretningsmann [masculine], forretningsmann/-kvinne…
تاجر, کاروباری, بزنس مین…
వ్యాపారస్తుడు, వ్యాపారవేత్త…
ব্যবসায়ী, একজন ব্যক্তি যিনি ব্যাবসা করেন, বিশেষত একজন যার একটি কোম্পানিতে উচ্চ পদ রয়েছে…
nhà doanh nghiệp, thương gia…
człowiek interesu, przedsiębiorca…
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