Businessperson


a person regularly employed in business, especially a white-collar worker, executive, or owner.
businesspersons collectively.
Contemporary Examples

Jill Zarin’s Fashion Savvy Reaps Reality TV’s Rewards With a Line Called Skweez Couture Misty White Sidell March 17, 2013
The Dems’ Fork in the Road David Frum November 11, 2013
The ‘Money Honey’ Fires Back Lloyd Grove March 27, 2010
Piers Morgan’s Comeback Strategy Shelley Ross February 26, 2014

noun (pl) -people, -persons
a person engaged in commercial or industrial business, esp as an owner or executive

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