What does businessman mean?
Word: Businessman
Part of Speech: Noun
Meaning: Businessman means a man who works in trade or runs a company, buying and selling goods or services to make money.
Synonyms: trader, merchant
How do you spell businessman?
Syllables: busi - ness - man
Tricky part: The first part sounds like biz, but it is spelt busi, with a silent u straight after the b.
Watch out for: bussinessman, bisnessman, buisnessman
Memory tip: Start from busy, a word you know: change its y to i, and the start of the word is done. A businessman is busy at work.
Businessman in a sentence
Example 1: My uncle is a businessman who sells spices in Kochi.
Example 2: The businessman checked his accounts late into the night.
Example 3: A young businessman from our town started a cycle repair shop.
Fun Fact
Most people say business in just two beats, biz-nis, so the letters look much longer than the word sounds.
Practise the CREST Way
Word Connection
Choose the feminine form of the word: businessman
a) businessmen
b) businessess
c) businesswoman
d) businessmaid
Show answer
c) businesswoman. Man changes to woman, so the feminine is businesswoman.
Word Makeup
Choose the correctly spelt compound word:
a) fingernale
b) shopkeepar
c) businessman
d) railwey
Show answer
c) businessman. Shopkeeper ends in er, railway in ay and fingernail in ail, so businessman is the only compound written correctly.
Word Cookie
Find the misspelt word in the sentence:
Kenji's father is a businesman who travels to Delhi every month.
a) father
b) travels
c) every
d) businesman
Show answer
d) businesman. Business has a double s before the man: busi-ness-man.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. A businessman mostly ____.
a) works a machine in a factory
b) keeps the accounts for a school
c) delivers goods to shops
d) runs a company to make money
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d) runs a company to make money
2. The businessman made a profit last year. What does that tell you?
a) he spent more than he earned
b) he gave his money away
c) he lost all his money
d) he earned more than he spent
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d) he earned more than he spent
