businessman

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English

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Noun

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

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French

Etymology

Borrowed from English businessman.

Pronunciation

Noun

businessman m (plural businessmen or businessmans, feminine businesswoman)

  1. businessman

Further reading

Polish

Polish Wikipedia has an article on:
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Etymology

Unadapted borrowing from English businessman.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈbiz.nɛs.mɛn/, (colloquial) /bizˈnɛs.mɛn/
  • Audio(file)
  • Rhymes: -ɛsmɛn
  • Syllabification: busi‧ness‧man

Noun

businessman m pers (female equivalent businesswoman)

  1. (business) Alternative spelling of biznesmen

Declension

Declension of businessman
singular plural
nominative businessman businessmani/businessmany (deprecative)
genitive businessmana businessmanów
dative businessmanowi businessmanom
accusative businessmana businessmanów
instrumental businessmanem businessmanami
locative businessmanie businessmanach
vocative businessmanie businessmani

Further reading

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

Romanian

Etymology

Borrowed from English businessman.

Noun

businessman m (plural businessmeni)

  1. businessman

Declension

Declension of businessman
singular plural
indefinite articulation definite articulation indefinite articulation definite articulation
nominative/accusative (un) businessman businessmanul (niște) businessmeni businessmenii
genitive/dative (unui) businessman businessmanului (unor) businessmeni businessmenilor
vocative businessmanule businessmenilor
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