businessman
Suit-wearing professional type
A businessman is a man who works in commerce or industry, typically in a managerial or executive role.
The term suggests someone involved in deals, negotiations, or running a company rather than performing technical or manual work.
He's a successful businessman with interests in real estate and manufacturing.
Businessperson is the gender-neutral alternative.
Matched formal garments
- briefcasePortable document container
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- pinstripeThin parallel lines on fabric
- blazerSemiformal tailored jacket
cufflinks · tailored · bespoke · lapel · waistcoat · slacks · loafers · attaché
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
- billionairePerson worth ten figures
fortune · affluence · prosperity · capital · assets · portfolio · investment · stocks
Agreement or distribution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- agreementShared position between parties
- handshakeMutual palm-gripping gesture
terms · proposal · closing · leverage · counteroffer · haggling · concession · persuasion
Senior organizational leader
- CEOTop corporate officer
- CFOTop corporate money officer
- directorOne who leads
- managerOne who directs others
boardroom · chairman · officer · corporation · hierarchy · professional · bureaucracy · governance
One who begins something
- startupNew business enterprise
- innovatorCreator of new methods
- ventureRisky new undertaking
- risk-takerOne who courts peril
bootstrapper · self-made · disruptor · visionary · pitch · investor · incubator · accelerator
One who sells wares
- traderOne who transacts commercially
- retailerOne who sells goods
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
- vendorOne who sells goods
importer · exporter · dealer · distributor · supplier · shopkeeper · franchisee · broker
suit
Matched formal garments
- briefcasePortable document container
- tieEqual score, or neckwear
- pinstripeThin parallel lines on fabric
blazer · cufflinks · tailored · bespoke · lapel · waistcoat · slacks · loafers · attaché · wingtips
tycoon
Dominant industrial leader
- magnateWealthy business leader
- mogulInfluential industry leader
- millionairePerson possessing great wealth
billionaire · fortune · affluence · prosperity · capital · assets · portfolio · investment · stocks · dividends
deal
Agreement or distribution
- contractEnforceable written agreement
- bargainingNegotiating mutually acceptable terms
- agreementShared position between parties
handshake · terms · proposal · closing · leverage · counteroffer · haggling · concession · persuasion · compromise
executive
Senior organizational leader
manager · boardroom · chairman · officer · corporation · hierarchy · professional · bureaucracy · governance · delegation
founder
One who begins something
risk-taker · bootstrapper · self-made · disruptor · visionary · pitch · investor · incubator · accelerator · scalability
merchant
One who sells wares
- traderOne who transacts commercially
- retailerOne who sells goods
- wholesalerBulk goods middleman
vendor · importer · exporter · dealer · distributor · supplier · shopkeeper · franchisee · broker · middleman
- corporate worldCEO, CFO, COO, VP, executive
- jobsdoctor, administrator, lawyer, teacher, nurse
- menguys, male, blokes, guy, chaps
- train peoplecommuter, passenger, conductor, engineer, porter
- social classupper class, middle class, lower class, working class, social class
- travelerspassenger, travelers, traveler, tourist, vacationers
businessmanhobbyist
Recreational pursuer of interests
volunteer · amateur · dilettante · philanthropist · monk
businessmanpublic servant
Government worker serving citizens
civil servant · bureaucrat · government worker · government official · social worker