# businessman

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˈbɪznəsmən/ · frequency rank #7,657

## Definitions
1. A man in business, one who works at a commercial institution.

## Etymology
From business + -man. Displaced earlier merchant, ultimately from Latin mercāns (“merchant, buyer”).

## Easily confused with
- **businesswoman** (https://plainspell.com/en/vs/businessman-vs-businesswoman)

## Common misspellings (15)
`bbusinessman`, `bsuinessman`, `buisnessman`, `busienssman`, `businesman`, `businesmsan`, `businessamn`, `businessmann`, `businessmman`, `businessmna`, `businnessman`, `businsesman`, `busniessman`, `bussinessman`, `ubsinessman`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/businessman