businessman
Also found in: Thesaurus, Medical, Legal, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia.
busi·ness·man
(bĭz′nĭs-măn′)n.
A man engaged in business. See Usage Note at chairman.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
businessman
(ˈbɪznɪsˌmæn; -mən)n, pl -men
(Professions) a person, esp a man, engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as an owner or executive
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
busi•ness•man
(ˈbɪz nɪsˌmæn)n., pl. -men.
a man regularly employed in business.
[1705–15]
usage: See -man.
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
Switch to new thesaurus
| Noun | 1. |  businessman - a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)amalgamator - a businessman who arranges an amalgamation of two or more commercial companies arb, arbitrager, arbitrageur - someone who engages in arbitrage (who purchases securities in one market for immediate resale in another in the hope of profiting from the price differential) big businessman, business leader, magnate, top executive, tycoon, baron, mogul, king, power - a very wealthy or powerful businessman; "an oil baron" bourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise industrialist - someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise oilman - a person who owns or operates oil wells operator - someone who owns or operates a business; "who is the operator of this franchise?" owner, proprietor - (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business; "he is the owner of a chain of restaurants" small businessman - a businessman who runs a business employing less than 100 people suit - (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit; "all the suits care about is the bottom line" syndicator - a businessman who forms a syndicate transactor - someone who conducts or carries on business or negotiations |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
businessman
businesswomannoun executive, director, manager, merchant, capitalist, administrator, entrepreneur, tycoon, industrialist, financier, tradesman, homme d'affaires (French) a wealthy businesswoman
Collins Thesaurus of the English Language – Complete and Unabridged 2nd Edition. 2002 © HarperCollins Publishers 1995, 2002
Translations
رَجُل أعْمالرَجُل الَأعْمال
obchodníkpodnikatel
forretningsmand
liikemiesbisnesmies
poslovni čovjek
üzletember
kaupsÿslumaîur
commercianteuomo d’affariuomo d'affari
ビジネスマン
사업가
poslovnež
affärsman
นักธุรกิจชาย
doanh nhân
businessman
[ˈbɪznɪsmæn] N (businessmen (pl)) (gen) → hombre m de negocios; (= trader) → empresario msee also small D
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
businessman
[ˈbɪznɪsmən ˈbɪznɪsmæn] n → homme m d'affairesbusiness park n → parc m d'activitésbusiness partner n → associé(e) m/fbusiness people npl → hommes mpl et femmes fpl d'affairesbusiness person n → professionnel(le) m/fbusiness plan n → plan m de développement, business plan mbusiness premises n → locaux mpl professionnelsbusiness school n → école f de commercebusiness sense nto have business sense → avoir le sens des affairesbusiness studies n → études fpl de commerce, études fpl commercialesbusiness titan n → magnat m des affairesbusiness trip n → voyage m d'affairesbusiness use n → usage m professionnel
for business use only → réservé(e) à l'usage professionnel
the business use of sth → l'utilisation de qch à des fins professionnelles
You can claim a certain amount for business use of your home → Vous pouvez déduire une certaine somme pour l'utilisation de votre domicile à des fins professionnelles.business venture n → affaire f
his first business venture → la première affaire qu'il a montée
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
business
(ˈbiznis) noun1. occupation; buying and selling. Selling china is my business; The shop does more business at Christmas than at any other time.
2. a shop, a firm. He owns his own business.
3. concern. Make it your business to help him; Let's get down to business (= Let's start the work etc that must be done).
ˈbusinesslike adjective practical; alert and prompt. a businesslike approach to the problem; She is very businesslike.
ˈbusinessman – feminine ˈbusinesswoman – noun a person who makes a living from some form of trade or commerce, not from one of the professions.
on business in the process of doing business or something official.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
businessman
→ رَجُل الَأعْمال obchodník forretningsmand Geschäftsmann επιχειρηματίας empresario liikemies homme d’affaires poslovni čovjek uomo d’affari ビジネスマン 사업가 zakenman forretningsmann biznesmen homem de negócios предприниматель affärsman นักธุรกิจชาย iş adamı doanh nhân 商人Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
Collins Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009