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noun
A person in business, or one who works at a commercial institution.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Synonyms: bourgeois
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: capitalist
Narrower terms: 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
History
From business + person.
Across languages
71 source translations are retained for this English entry.
