businessman
English
Etymology
From business + -man. Displaced earlier merchant, ultimately from Latin mercāns (“merchant, buyer”).
Pronunciation
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Noun
businessman (plural businessmen)
- a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution
Synonyms
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Translations
a man in business, one who works at a commercial institution
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French
Etymology
Borrowed from English businessman.
Pronunciation
Noun
businessman m (plural businessmen or businessmans, feminine businesswoman)
Further reading
- “businessman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.
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