Akademik

a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

↑accountant, ↑comptroller, ↑controller, ↑account executive, ↑account representative, ↑registered representative, ↑customer's broker, ↑customer's man, ↑agent, ↑factor, ↑broker, ↑businessman, ↑man of affairs, ↑businesswoman, ↑entrepreneur, ↑enterpriser, ↑exporter, ↑importer, ↑merchant, ↑merchandiser, ↑shipper, ↑supplier, ↑provider

/biz"nis perr'seuhn/, n.

a person regularly employed in business, esp. a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.

[1970-75, Amer.; BUSINESS(MAN) + -PERSON]

Usage. See -person.

busˈinessman, busˈinesswoman or busˈinessperson noun

Someone engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as a manager

Main Entry: ↑business

businessperson UK [ˈbɪznəsˌpɜː(r)s(ə)n] US [ˈbɪznəsˌpɜrs(ə)n] noun [countable] [singular businessperson plural businesspeople [ˈbɪznəsˌpiːp(ə)l] [ˈbɪznəsˌpip(ə)l]]

someone who works in business, especially a manager

Thesaurus: general words for business people and managers_hyponym