suit vs businessman

businessman vs suit

suit and businessman both are nouns.

suit is a verb but businessman is not a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
suit	Yes	No	Yes	No
businessman	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, businessman is a hypernym of suit; that is, businessman is a word with a broader meaning than suit:

suit: (slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit
businessman: a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)

Other hypernyms of suit include man of affairs.

suit (noun)	businessman (noun)
a comprehensive term for any proceeding in a court of law whereby an individual seeks a legal remedy	a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
a set of garments (usually including a jacket and trousers or skirt) for outerwear all of the same fabric and color
playing card in any of four sets of 13 cards in a pack; each set has its own symbol and color
a petition or appeal made to a person of superior status or rank
a man's courting of a woman; seeking the affections of a woman (usually with the hope of marriage)
(slang) a businessman dressed in a business suit

suit (verb)	businessman (verb)
accord or comport with
enhance the appearance of
be agreeable or acceptable
be agreeable or acceptable to

Difference between suit and businessman

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