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businessman

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English

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English Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia

Etymology

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From business +‎ -man. Displaced earlier merchant, ultimately from Latin mercāns (merchant, buyer).

Pronunciation

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  • Audio (US):(file)
  • (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɪznəsmən/, /ˈbɪznɪsmən/
  • (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɪznəsmæn/, /ˈbɪznəsmən/

Noun

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businessman (plural businessmen)

  1. A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.
    Synonym: (gender-neutral) businessperson
    • 2005, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)”, in Late Registration, performed by Kanye West ft. Jay-Z:
      I'm not a businessman, I'm a business, man
    • 2012 March 23, Colm Kelpie, “Claim of 'whip-around' by friends rubbished”, in Irish Independent:
      BERTIE Ahern's explanation that he received an envelope stuffed with £8,000 in cash following a whip-around by a group of Manchester-based businessmen was branded untrue by the Mahon Tribunal.
    • 2017 September 30, Ross Douthat, “Speaking Ill of Hugh Hefner”, in The New York Times[1]:
      Needless to say the obituaries for Hefner, even if they acknowledge the seaminess, have been full of encomia for his great deeds: Hef the vanquisher of puritanism, Hef the political progressive, Hef the great businessman and all the rest.

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English businessman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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businessman m (plural businessmen or businessmans, feminine businesswoman)

  1. businessman

Further reading

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Polish

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Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
Wikipedia pl

Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English businessman.

Pronunciation

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Noun

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businessman m pers (female equivalent businesswoman)

  1. (business) Alternative spelling of biznesmen

Declension

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Further reading

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  • businessman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN
  • businessman in Polish dictionaries at PWN

Romanian

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English businessman.

Noun

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businessman m (plural businessmeni)

  1. businessman

Declension

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singular plural
indefinite definite indefinite definite
nominative-accusative businessman businessmanul businessmeni businessmenii
genitive-dative businessman businessmanului businessmeni businessmenilor
vocative businessmanule businessmenilor