businesspeople
plural noun
busi·ness·peo·ple
| \ ˈbiz-nəs-ˌpē-pəl
, -nəz-\
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Definition of businesspeople
: persons active in business
Examples of businesspeople in a Sentence
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These days, there were all sorts of American businesspeople in town, bustling through the streets toting cups of coffee with their strange, Anglo names written on them: Brooks, Blake, Brent. — Stephanie Green, chicagotribune.com, "2019 Algren Awards: Finalist: Host Mother," 20 July 2019 The Trump administration has hit numerous Iranian politicians and businesspeople with economic sanctions, but going after a foreign minister would be unusual. — Melissa Etehad, latimes.com, "Iran poised to press ahead with uranium enrichment despite Trump warning," 3 July 2019 But the ones being affected are these businesspeople that [the United States] supposedly wants to see benefit. — Washington Post, "As sanctions bite in Cuba, the U.S. — once a driver of hope — is now a source of pain," 23 June 2019 His book is for children, businesspeople and makers of all ages. — Don Steinberg, WSJ, "Adam Savage Shares His Secrets of Creation," 8 June 2019 Former members of the ruling party say that is a long way from the early years, when the party was a great amalgamation of ideas, a place where people with different talents and backgrounds, whether businesspeople or intellectuals, came together. — New York Times, "How a Message of Unity and Mistakes by Erdogan Tipped the Istanbul Election," 26 June 2019 But Kiva doesn’t lend the money directly to these budding businesspeople. — Nir Kshetri, Quartz India, "Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra, could be a boon for developing nations like India," 26 June 2019 Risk-averse businesspeople and technophobic unions ensured that Britain failed to catch up in the 2020s. — The Economist, "A different dystopia: July 2030," 6 July 2019 But Kiva doesn’t lend the money directly to these budding businesspeople. — Nir Kshetri, Quartz India, "Facebook’s cryptocurrency, Libra, could be a boon for developing nations like India," 26 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'businesspeople.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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