Meanings
Origin
- Proto-West Germanic*bisīg
- Old Englishbisiġ
- Old Englishbisiġnes
- Middle Englishbisynes
- Englishbusiness
- Proto-Germanic*wībą
- Proto-West Germanic*wīb
- Old Englishwīf
- Proto-Indo-European*mon-
- Proto-Germanic*mann-
- Proto-West Germanic*mann
- Old Englishmann
- Old Englishwīfmann
- Middle Englishwoman
- Englishbusinesswoman
Translations
Arabic تَاجِرَة
- تَاجِرَة (tājira)woman of business
Bulgarian делова́ жена́, би́знес да́ма
- делова́ жена́ (delová žená)woman of business
- би́знес да́ма (bíznes dáma)woman of business
Chinese Mandarin 女商人
- 女商人 (nǚshāngrén)woman of business
Czech obchodnice, byznysmanka
- obchodnicewoman of business
- byznysmankawoman of business
- byznysmenkawoman of business
- podnikatelkawoman of business
Danish forretningskvinde
- forretningskvindewoman of business
Dutch zakenvrouw
- zakenvrouwwoman of business
Esperanto aferistino
- aferistinowoman of business
Estonian ärinaine
- ärinainewoman of business
Finnish bisnesnainen
- bisnesnainenwoman of business
French femme d'affaires, businesswoman
- femme d'affaireswoman of business
- businesswomanwoman of business
German Geschäftsfrau, Unternehmerin
- Geschäftsfrauwoman of business
- Unternehmerinwoman of business
Greek επιχειρηματίη
- επιχειρηματίη (epicheirimatíi)woman of business
Hebrew אשת־עסקים
- אשת־עסקים (eshet-'asakim)woman of business
Hungarian üzletasszony
- üzletasszonywoman of business
Italian donna d'affari
- donna d'affariwoman of business
Japanese 女性実業家, ビジネスウーマン
- 女性実業家 (josei jitsugyōka)woman of business
- ビジネスウーマン (bijinesuūman)woman of business
Korean 여자 실업가
- 여자 실업가 (yeoja sireopga)woman of business
Latin negotiatrix, negotians
- negotiatrixwoman of business
- negotianswoman of business
Latvian uzņēmēja
- uzņēmējawoman of business
Lithuanian verslininkė
- verslininkėwoman of business
Norwegian Bokmål forretningskvinne
- forretningskvinnewoman of business
Polish businesswoman, bizneswoman
- businesswomanwoman of business
- bizneswomanwoman of business
- bizneswomenwoman of business
- biznesmenkawoman of business
Portuguese mulher de negócios
- mulher de negócioswoman of business
Romanian femeie de afaceri, afaceristă
- femeie de afaceriwoman of business
- afaceristăwoman of business
Russian делова́я же́нщина, же́нщина-бизнесме́н
- делова́я же́нщина (delovája žénščina)woman of business
- же́нщина-бизнесме́н (žénščina-biznɛsmén)woman of business
- бизнесву́мен (biznɛsvúmɛn)woman of business
- предпринима́тельница (predprinimátelʹnica)woman of business
- коммерса́нтка (kommersántka)woman of business
- бизнесме́нка (biznɛsménka)woman of business
- бизнесме́нша (biznɛsménša)woman of business
- бизнес-ле́ди (biznɛs-lédi)woman of business
Slovak obchodníčka, podnikateľka
- obchodníčkawoman of business
- podnikateľkawoman of business
Spanish mujer de negocios, negocianta
- mujer de negocioswoman of business
- negociantawoman of business
Swedish affärskvinna
- affärskvinnawoman of business
Turkish iş kadını
- iş kadınıwoman of business
Ukrainian ділова́ жі́нка, бізнесме́нка
- ділова́ жі́нка (dilová žínka)woman of business
- бізнесме́нка (biznesménka)woman of business
- підприє́мниця (pidpryjémnycja)woman of business
- бізнес-ле́ді (biznes-lédi)woman of business
Cite this entry
APA
businesswoman. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/businesswoman
MLA
“businesswoman.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/businesswoman. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “businesswoman,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/businesswoman.
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