styregrossist

Norwegian Bokmål

Etymology

styre +‎ grossist

Noun

styregrossist m (definite singular styregrossisten, indefinite plural styregrossister, definite plural styregrossistene)

1. (business) a person with many board positions (in a committee that manages the business of an organization)
   • 1994 July 2, Dagens Næringsliv, page 12:

     de virkelige styregrossistene er … advokatene. Her er 20–50 verv ikke noe særsyn

     the real people with board positions are… the lawyers. Here, 20-50 positions are no exception

   • 2012, Nils Gullak Horvei, Følg meg:

     fra å ha ledet ulike selskaper i en mannsalder var han nå blitt pensjonist og styregrossist

     from leading various companies for a lifetime, he had now become a pensioner and board owner

References

• “styregrossist” in Det Norske Akademis ordbok (NAOB).