businessman

== English == === Etymology === From business +‎ -man. Displaced earlier merchant, ultimately from Latin mercāns (“merchant, buyer”). === Pronunciation === (UK) IPA(key): /ˈbɪznəsmən/, /ˈbɪznɪsmən/ (US) IPA(key): /ˈbɪznəsmæn/, /ˈbɪznəsmən/ === Noun === businessman (plural businessmen) A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution. Synonym: (gender-neutral) businessperson ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Descendants ==== → French: businessman → Irish: fear gnó (calque) → Macedonian: би́знисмен (bíznismen) → Polish: biznesmen → Romanian: businessman → Russian: бизнесме́н (biznɛsmén)→ Armenian: բիզնեսմեն (biznesmen) → Serbo-Croatian: Cyrillic script: бѝзнисмен Latin script: bìznismen → Slovak: biznismen ==== Translations ==== === See also === entrepreneur == French == === Etymology === Borrowed from English businessman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /biz.nɛs.man/ === Noun === businessman m (plural businessmen or businessmans, feminine businesswoman) businessman === Further reading === “businessman”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012 == Polish == === Etymology === Unadapted borrowing from English businessman. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈbiz.nɛs.mɛn/, (colloquial) /bizˈnɛs.mɛn/ Rhymes: -iznɛsmɛn, -ɛsmɛn Syllabification: busi‧ness‧man === Noun === businessman m pers (female equivalent businesswoman) (business) alternative spelling of biznesmen ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === businessman in Wielki słownik języka polskiego, Instytut Języka Polskiego PAN businessman in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Romanian == === Etymology === Borrowed from English businessman. === Noun === businessman m (plural businessmeni) businessman ==== Declension ====