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people vs businesspeople

businesspeople vs people

people and businesspeople both are nouns.

people is a verb but businesspeople is not a verb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
people Yes No Yes No
businesspeople Yes No No No
As nouns, businesspeople is a hyponym of people; that is, businesspeople is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than people:
  • people: (plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively
  • businesspeople: people who transact business (especially business executives)
people (noun) businesspeople (noun)
(plural) any group of human beings (men or women or children) collectively people who transact business (especially business executives)
the body of citizens of a state or country
members of a family line
the common people generally
people (verb) businesspeople (verb)
fill with people
furnish with people
Difference between people and businesspeople

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