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businesswoman
/ˈbɪznɪsˌwʊmən/ noun [C] (plural businesswomen)Definition
› a woman who works in business, especially one with an important position in a company or who owns her own company: We organize networking lunches for businesswomen throughout the city.
› a woman who understands a lot about business and making money: a good/shrewd businesswoman → See also businessman, businessperson
→ See Note businessperson(Definition of businesswoman noun from the Cambridge Business English Dictionary
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