American English pronunciation

How to pronounce businessperson

IPA transcription: ['bɪznəs'pɚsən]

Hear “businessperson” pronounced

['bɪznəs'pɚsən]

Quality: 0.99

['bɪznəs'pɚsən]

Quality: 0.99

['bɪznəs'pɚsən]

Quality: 0.99

Noun

  • a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise

Usage examples

  • It was named for George H. Crosby, a businessperson in the mining industry.
  • The village was named after a businessperson in the mining industry.
  • Sprang, a county official and businessperson in the lumber industry.
  • Burney's father, Derek Burney Senior is a noted Canadian businessperson and diplomat.
  • The newest kind of businessperson is the manager.