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businessperson

  (bĭz'nĭs-pûr'sən) pronunciation
n.

One engaged in business. See Usage Note at man.


 
 
Thesaurus: businessperson

noun

    A person engaged in buying and selling: dealer, merchandiser, merchant, speculator, trader, tradesman, trafficker. See transactions.

 
WordNet: businessperson
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The noun has one meaning:

Meaning #1: engages in industrial commercial enterprise
  Synonym: bourgeois


 
Wikipedia: businessperson

A businessperson is a generic term for someone who is employed at a, usually, profit-oriented enterprise, or more specifically, someone who is involved in the management (at any level) of a company. The term businessperson almost always refers to someone with a "white collar" occupation.

Businessperson is used in place of the words businessman or businesswoman to avoid sexism and to avoid unnecessarily perpetuating stereotypes if used generically.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

The terms businessman or businesswoman are sometimes used for gender specificity.[9][10] However, the term businessperson, with the "-person" suffix, is noted to be more commonly used today than in the past.[11][12][13]

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References

  1. ^ Random House (2005). Sensitive Language. Random House, Inc.. Retrieved on 11 December, 2006.
  2. ^ Malaspina University-College (2005). Communications & Public Relations. Malaspina University-College Communications & Public Relations. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  3. ^ University of Windsor (1993). University of Windsor - Employment Equity - Language Equity Guide. University of Windsor Employment Equity Office. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  4. ^ Northeastern University (2007). Messaging Standards > Editorial Style Guide. Northeastern University. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  5. ^ Capilano College (2006). Capilano College Style Guide. Capilano College. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  6. ^ Ferguson, Chantelle (January 2004). "Sexist Language Persists in the EFL Classroom". English Teaching Forum 42 (1): 36-41. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007. 
  7. ^ Vaileanu, Cristina (2006). Gender Mainstreaming Guidelines for UNDP Moldova. United Nations Development Program, Republic of Moldova. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  8. ^ AusInfo (2001). Non-discriminatory language. Australian Government Department of Finance and Administration . Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  9. ^ University of Windsor (2003). Style Manual for Lafayette College. Lafayette College, Office of Public Information. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  10. ^ The American Heritage Book of English Usage (1996). § 23. -man compounds. 5. Gender. The American Heritage Book of English Usage. 1996. Bartleby.com. Retrieved on 7 January, 2007.
  11. ^ Random House, Inc. (2006). -person. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1).. Retrieved on 29 May, 2007.
  12. ^ Random House, Inc. (2006). -man. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1).. Retrieved on 29 May, 2007.
  13. ^ Random House, Inc. (2006). -woman. Dictionary.com Unabridged (v 1.1).. Retrieved on 29 May, 2007.

 
 

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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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