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businessman vs proprietor

proprietor vs businessman

businessman and proprietor both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
businessman Yes No No No
proprietor Yes No No No
As nouns, proprietor is a hyponym of businessman; that is, proprietor is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than businessman:
  • businessman: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
  • proprietor: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
businessman (noun) proprietor (noun)
a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive) (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
Difference between businessman and proprietor

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