homme d'affaires

Definitions of homme d'affaires
  1. noun
    a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise
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    comptable
    someone who maintains and audits business accounts
    agent, agent commercial
    a businessman who buys or sells for another in exchange for a commission
    femme d'affaires
    a female businessperson
    entrepreneur
    someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
    exportateur
    a businessperson who transports goods abroad (for sale)
    importateur
    someone whose business involves importing goods from outside (especially from a foreign country)
    commerçant, marchand
    a businessperson engaged in retail trade
    entreprise fournisseuse, fournisseur
    someone whose business is to supply a particular service or commodity
    auditeur, auditeur libre
    a qualified accountant who inspects the accounting records and practices of a business or other organization
    boulanger
    someone who bakes commercially
    magnate, milliardaire, millionnaire, multimilliardaire, multimillionnaire, riche
    a very wealthy or powerful businessman
    comptable
    someone who records the transactions of a business
    boucher
    a retailer of meat
    expert-comptable
    an accountant who has passed certain examinations and met all other statutory and licensing requirements of a United States state to be certified by that state
    expert-comptable
    a British or Canadian accountant who is a member of a professional body that has a royal charter
    fournisseur
    a supplier (especially of narcotics)
    distributeur
    someone who markets merchandise
    marchand de légumes, épicier
    a retail merchant who sells foodstuffs (and some household supplies)
    industriel
    someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
    agent d'assurances
    an agent who sells insurance
    bijoutier
    someone in the business of selling jewelry
    maquerelle, tenancière d'une maison de prostitution, tenancière de maison close
    a woman who runs a house of prostitution
    exploitant
    someone who owns or operates a business
    possesseur, propriétaire
    (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
    marchand de volailles, marchande de volailles, volailler
    a dealer in poultry and poultry products
    fournisseur
    someone who supplies provisions (especially food)
    agent immobilier, courtier
    a person who is authorized to act as an agent for the sale of land
    recruteur
    someone who supplies members or employees
    détaillant, marchand en détail
    a merchant who sells goods at retail
    marchand, vendeur
    someone who promotes or exchanges goods or services for money
    commerçant, commerçante
    a merchant who owns or manages a shop
    agent de change
    an agent in the buying and selling of stocks and bonds
    commerçant, marchand
    someone who purchases and maintains an inventory of goods to be sold
    agent de voyage, tour-opérateur
    someone who sells or arranges trips or tours for customers
    marchand de vin, marchande de vin
    someone who sells wine
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    capitaliste
    a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
  2. noun
    a person engaged in commercial or industrial business (especially an owner or executive)
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    magnate, milliardaire, millionnaire, multimilliardaire, multimillionnaire, riche
    a very wealthy or powerful businessman
    industriel
    someone who manages or has significant financial interest in an industrial enterprise
    exploitant
    someone who owns or operates a business
    possesseur, propriétaire
    (law) someone who owns (is legal possessor of) a business
    libraire
    the proprietor of a bookstore
    bailleur
    someone who grants a lease
    patron
    the proprietor of an inn
    éditeur
    the proprietor of a newspaper
    restaurateur
    the proprietor of a restaurant
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