Businessperson Definition & Meaning – Merriam-Webster

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When a businessperson tells you making money isn’t their goal, that’s usually a good time to hang onto your wallet.

Washington Post, 14 Apr. 2022

King’s friend, Nick Delpopolo, isn’t as confident that any businessperson would be willing to partner with the Snyders.

Chris Bumbaca, USA TODAY, 7 Nov. 2022

In 2018, the Austin American-Statesman reported that Smith promised a San Antonio businessperson an appointment with the Department of Agriculture in exchange for a $29,000 loan.

Sneha Day, Dallas News, 18 Jan. 2022

Fort Wayne businessperson Eric Doden has already announced his campaign, and the state’s Secretary of Commerce Brad Chambers is expected to jump into the race as well.

Ben Kamisar, NBC News, 12 Dec. 2022

Stockholm Pie is ripe for a big city businessperson to come in and franchise.

Chelsey Lewis, Journal Sentinel, 30 Nov. 2022

Hardesty lost to Rene Gonzalez, a more conservative businessperson who promised to crack down on homelessness and crime.

Sammy Rothstaff Writer, Los Angeles Times, 17 Nov. 2022

Abbas scammed the businessperson out of more than $1 million with the help of three other accomplices, according to the Justice Department.

Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022

In 2020, Abbas posed as a Wells Fargo banker in New York in order to steal money from a Qatari businessperson who was looking for a loan to build a school, authorities said.

Khristopher J. Brooks, CBS News, 9 Nov. 2022

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