businessmen

noun

plural of businessman
as in entrepreneurs

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  1. entrepreneurs
  2. merchants
  3. traders
  4. buyers
Noun
  • From franchise acquisitions and family offices to athlete entrepreneurs and stadium development, this year’s agenda offers a look at where the industry is heading and who is helping move it forward.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Hurun cross-checked its information with entrepreneurs, regulators, industry experts and others to compile the list, while acknowledging limitations.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of entrepreneurs
Noun
  • As the exhausting history of credit-card fraud and data breaches suggests, too many sites and merchants still don’t understand their assignment.
    — Rob Pegoraro, Washington Post, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Google says its simplified checkout experiences include retailers such as Nike, Sephora, Target, Ulta Beauty, Walmart and Wayfair, along with many Shopify merchants.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of merchants
Noun
  • The building was under construction on a busy commercial street in the Eastleigh area, which is often crowded with thousands of traders and residents.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026
  • The ever-rising risk premium demanded by investors for holding those bonds shows that traders are still unconvinced that the French government has a plan to resolve its budget crisis.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of traders
Noun
  • Trade-in buyers with negative equity financed $11,164 more than the typical new car buyer.
    — Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Definition of buyers
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