Are businessmen usually employed?

[Torsten]

Hi, how do you define the term 'businessman'? Is this is a person who is employed by a person or does he run or own his own company?

Many thanks,
Torsten

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[Dozy]

It could be either. If an employee, then to be called a "businessman" one would normally be quite high up in management, wearing a suit, attending important meetings, that kind of thing.

[Luschen]

I would agree with Dozy. For someone who runs his own company, I would say business owner or entrepreneur. I was going to say that a business owner is always a businessman, but a businessman is not always a business owner. But on further reflection, I always associate a businessman with an office and a suit, so I don't know if I would consider a plumber who owns his own business a businessman - or even a high tech entrepreneur who always wears jeans to work.

[Khanhphamqn]

Dear All,

Forgive me If I make a mistake. Let me to explain about businessman basing on dictionary. in Cambridge dictionary say that bussinesman is a man who works in business, especially if he has a high position in a company. As you can see , this dictionary express that a person has a high position in a company. it emphasizes high position it means someone got hight position such as manager or higher and it also business owner or entrepreneur. So Businessman is manager or higher or business owner or something like that.

[Luschen]

Yes Khanhphamqn, the dictionary definition is correct. I was just saying what personally I think of when I hear the word "businessman".