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Dutch
Etymology
Compound of zaak (“matter, affair, case”) + -en- + man (“man”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈzaːkə(n)ˌmɑn/
- Hyphenation: za‧ken‧man
Noun
zakenman m (plural zakenlieden or zakenlui or zakenmannen, diminutive zakenmannetje n, feminine zakenvrouw)
- A businessman, a man in business, one involved in commercial enterprise.
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