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proprietor vs businessman

businessman vs proprietor

proprietor and businessman both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
proprietor Yes No No No
businessman Yes No No No
As nouns, businessman is a hypernym of proprietor; that is, businessman is a word with a broader meaning than proprietor:
  • proprietor: (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
  • businessman: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
Other hypernyms of proprietor include man of affairs.
proprietor (noun) businessman (noun)
(law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
Difference between proprietor and businessman

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