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• n  a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)

• Someone I know, on hearing of this archetypal businessman, wondered, "What did he do the other seven minutes?" Pornography is big business: an industry that earns an estimated $57 .
• To his varied distinctions as an out-of-the-ordinary businessman, Eric Johnston last week added another.
• When the Bari businessman laughs, D'Addario swears that those were the Prime Minister's words.

• man of affairs

News & Articles

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• Retired businessman awarded for citizenship
  TUSCALOOSA | Retired Tuscaloosa businessman Jimmy Warren has been given the 2013 James A. Cowden Book of Golden Deeds Award.
  June 15, 2013 - The Tuscaloosa News
• Revere Businessman Seeks To Outbid Red Sox For Control Of Yawkey Way
  A Revere businessman is trying to outbid the Red Sox to take over Yawkey Way outside Fenway Park on game days.
  June 14, 2013 - CBS Boston
• Businessman in Hilo hammer case guilty on all counts
  A Hilo businessman was found guilty on all counts Tuesday after he admitted to bashing a man with a hammer.
  June 14, 2013 - Hawaii News Now

Quotes

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• Richard Murray in BBC News
  Murray added: "We all know that Simon is a good businessman. I am sure if the reasons Iain was leaving for his family to go up north, he would have put that in the contract. If he did not, then maybe Simon has not had the best advice. What amazes me...
• John McCain in guardian.co.uk
  McCain joked that Democrats had already begun attacking Joe the Plumber, the Ohio man whom he referred to in Wednesday night's debate, and claimed "that this honest, hardworking small businessman could not possibly have enough income to face a tax...
• Larry King in Los Angeles Times
  An amazing fellow, a terrific broadcast talent, a brilliant businessman. An all-around good guy,CNN's Larry King added about his longtime friend and frequent guest.