ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Businessmanlike

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Part of speech adjective

Quick meaning: Businessmanlike is an adjective meaning Resembling or characteristic of a businessman.

Meaning

Resembling or characteristic of a businessman.

Example Sentences

Under the businessmanlike exterior, however, beat a heart just as dashing as that of a movie star.
The opening Memo (an appropriately businessmanlike touch) is followed by sections labelled according to the day, like an appointments-diary.
A materialistic, businessmanlike attitude toward the creation of manuscripts or even a maternalistic concern for the fate of his books past the publication phase are conspicuously absent from the diary records.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include merchantish, salesmanlike, salesmanly, tradesmanlike, workmanlike, chairmanlike.

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