Businessmen

Definition: Businessmen

Businessmen

Noun

1. The body of individuals who manage businesses.

Source: WordNet 1.7.1 Copyright © 2001 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
 

Date "businessmen" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1869. (references)

Synonym: Businessmen

Crosswords: Businessmen

It was a port of call for refugees, smugglers, businessmen, diplomats, and travelers from a hundred worlds. (Babylon 5: The Gathering; writing credit: J. Michael Straczynski)

As the businessmen slowly get stoned ("Piano Man"; performing artist: Billy Joel)

While the businessmen in suits be hawking you (Around the Way Girl; performing artist: L.L. Cool J)

Monkey Businessmen (1946)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Books

• Asian Merchants & Businessmen in the Indian Ocean & the China Sea (reference)

• Business Dad: How Good Businessmen Can Make Great Fathers (reference)

• Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great (V.11) Businessmen (reference)

• Primer on the Law of Mergers: A Guide for Businessmen (reference)

• The Bright Red Businessmen [LARGE PRINT] (reference)

  (more book examples)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

The R.A. Bloch Building, donated to the National Cancer Institute by several American businessmen is now the home of PDQ, an information service for physicians. The International Cancer Information Center (ICIC), the technical information office, and the JNCI staff. The building was dedicated in October 1983. The physician's data query, PDQ, is a new computerized information system developed by the National Cancer Institute to disseminate up-to-date information on cancer treatment. Using state-of-the-art computers, PDQ makes recent advances in cancer treatment readily available to physicians nationwide. Credit: Lew Bass (photographer).

County supervisor on porch of Farm Security Administration borrower's home talking to group of local businessmen on a "Know your farmer" tour. Neshoba County, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

Group of businessmen listen to Farm Security Administration borrower tell of progress he has made. During the day this "Know your farmer" tour visited six Farm Security Administration borrowers. Neshoba County, Mississippi. Credit: Library of Congress.

Detroit businessmen. Credit: Library of Congress.

Source: pictures compiled by the editor from various references; see picture credits.

Business

They are also convenient for small private businessmen in transporting certain goods. (references)

Local businessmen and government officials prefer to deal with someone they know and trust. (references)

There were other cases where foreign businessmen had their passports confiscated during such disputes. (references)

Children

Mozambique

In Sofala province, where child prostitution exists along the Beira development corridor (frequented by truck drivers and businessmen), the Government operates information centers in affected areas to provide information to families and friends of children who are raped and exploited, and counsels them on how to deal with the police, public prosecutors, and judges. (references)

Civil Liberties

Ukraine

Many major newspapers are financed by wealthy businessmen with political interests that often favor the Government. (references)

Eritrea

This governmental action resulted in economic, employment, and travel difficulties for many members of Jehovah's Witnesses, especially former civil servants and businessmen. (references)

Economic History

Saudi Arabia

Saudi businessmen are still looking for good U.S. franchisers. (references)

Syria

Many Syrian traders are experienced international businessmen. (references)

Philippines

Politically motivated attacks against American businessmen are rare. (references)

Human Rights

Pakistan

Later that month, police used batons and deployed tear gas during a rally of businessmen. (references)

Georgia

The businessmen alleged that corrupt law enforcement officials were involved in their kidnaping. (references)

Sri Lanka

In September 1999, the LTTE held three businessmen for a ransom of $550,000 (40 million Rupees). (references)

Minorities

East Timor

Ethnic Chinese businessmen have been subjected to extortion and harassment, at times from elements reportedly associated with the CNRT, which accuses the Chinese businessmen (who make up less than 1 percent of the population) of, among other things, financially backing rival groups. (references)

Political Economy

EGYPT

Many private businessmen continue to describe the current economy in terms of recession. (references)

SAUDI ARABIA

Some U.S. businessmen have complained that this is a barrier to the export of U.S. engineering and construction services. (references)

Political Rights

Saudi Arabia

In general journalists, academics, and businessmen believe that institutionalized avenues of domestic criticism of the regime are closed. (references)

Madagascar

The decrees were believed to target three opposition businessmen, who ran for president and were associated with specific consumer products or lines of products. (references)

Kazakhstan

On November 18, six senior government leaders, six members of parliament and several businessmen founded a major new nongovernmental political movement, the Democratic Choice of Kazakhstan (DVK). Several days after the DVK's founding, the six senior government officials were fired at the request of the Prime Minister. (references)

Trade

Saudi Arabia

Financing is available to Saudi and non-Saudi businessmen and entities. (references)

Yemen

The Yemeni government also streamlined customs procedures somewhat, but businessmen still consider them to be the primary trade barrier in Yemen. (references)

Venezuela

Temporary entry of samples by visiting businessmen is allowed, but the determination of what is a sample is left to the customs agent at the port or airport of entry. (references)

Travel

Nepal

However, many businessmen can speak both Hindi and English. (references)

Haiti

Appointments with Haitian businessmen should be made in advance. (references)

Ghana

The majority of Ghanaian businessmen wear business suits during working hours. (references)

Worker Rights

Pakistan

In May and June 2000, there were strikes by small and large businessmen throughout the country to protest the Government's efforts to collect taxes. (references)

Azerbaijan

Another NGO reported that families of young women had been approached by individuals claiming that visiting Iranian businessmen had seen their daughters and wished to marry them. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from ICON Group International, Inc.; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

Source: compiled by the editor from various references.

Beginning with "businessmen": businessmen-buyers, businessmen-politicians.

Ending with "businessmen": small-businessmen.

Chinese 

�"�意人 (Businessman). (various references)

Danish

forretningsfolk. (various references)

Dutch

zakenlieden. (various references)

French

hommes d'affaires. (various references)

German

Geschäftsreisende. (various references)

Hungarian

üzletember (businessman, merchant, to be in business). (various references)

Italian

uomini di affari. (various references)

Korean 

실업가 (Businessman). (various references)

Pig Latin

usinessmenbay

Portuguese

homens de negócios. (various references)

Russian 

деловые люди. (various references)

Spanish

pl. de businessman, hombres de negocios. (various references)

Swedish

affärsfolk. (various references)

Ukrainian

комерсанти. (various references)

Derivations

Words ending with "businessmen": agribusinessmen. (additional references)

Misspellings

"Businessmen" is suggested in spellcheckers for the following: businesmen, businsessmen. (additional references)

Source: compiled by the editor (additional references); see credits.

Scrabble® Enable2K-Verified Anagrams

-1 letter: numbnesses.

-3 letters: business, missense, nimbuses, numbness, snubness, subsense.

-4 letters: bemuses, bennies, bunnies, minuses, misuses, nemesis, semises, siemens, sinuses, submiss.

-5 letters: bemuse, bennes, bennis, busies, busmen, busses, emesis, ennuis, ensues, imbues, issues, menses, mesnes, messes, misses, missus, misuse, musses, nesses, neumes, nimbus, sebums, seines, seises, seisms, semens, senses, sensum, unseen.

+2 letters: businesswomen.

+4 letters: agribusinessmen.

+5 letters: unbecomingnesses.

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