businessman – Wiktionary

English

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businessman

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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  IPA(key):

  /ˈbɪznəsmən/

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  /ˈbɪznɪsmən/

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  IPA(key):

  /ˈbɪznəsmæn/

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  /ˈbɪznəsmən/

Noun

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businessman (plural businessmen)

1. A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

   (

   gender-neutral

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   businessperson

   • 2005, “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)”, in Late Registration, performed by

     , “Diamonds From Sierra Leone (Remix)”, in, performed by Kanye West ft. Jay-Z

     I’m not a businessman, I’m a business, man

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French

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Etymology

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Borrowed from English businessman.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key):

  /biz.nɛs.man/

• Audio

Noun

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businessman m (plural businessmen or businessmans, feminine businesswoman)

Further reading

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• “businessman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé

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  Digitized Treasury of the French Language

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  , 2012.

Polish

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Etymology

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Unadapted borrowing from English businessman.

Pronunciation

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• IPA(key):

  /ˈbiz.nɛs.mɛn/

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  colloquial

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  /bizˈnɛs.mɛn/

• Audio

• Rhymes:

  -ɛsmɛn

• Syllabification:

  busi‧ness‧man

Noun

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businessman m pers (feminine businesswoman)

1. (

   business

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   biznesmen

   Alternative spelling of

Declension

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Declension of

businessman

singular

plural

nominative

businessman
businessmani

genitive

businessmana
businessmanów

dative

businessmanowi
businessmanom

accusative

businessmana
businessmanów

instrumental

businessmanem
businessmanami

locative

businessmanie
businessmanach

vocative

businessmanie
businessmani

Further reading

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

Romanian

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Etymology

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From English businessman.

Noun

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businessman m (plural businessmeni)

Declension

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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