事業家|じぎょうかjigyouka

1. nounenterprising man; businessman; industrialist
   あの大だい事業家じぎょうかは息子むすこそれぞれに１００万いちれいれいまんドルを残のこした。↗

   The tycoon endowed each son with a million dollars.

• Synonym企業家きぎょうかWrittenWritten style. Someone who founds a new enterprise, with an entrepreneurial nuance; 「事業家」 stresses running a business rather than starting one.
• Synonym実業家じつぎょうかWrittenWritten style. Someone who runs commercial or industrial businesses, often implying success; very close in sense to 「事業家」.
• RelatedビジネスマンNeutralA loanword. In Japanese it usually means a company employee, so it strays from the English sense of 'businessman'.
• Related事業主じぎょうぬしNeutralThe individual or company that runs a business; mainly a legal and tax term, as in 「個人事業主」. Neutral in register.
• Related業主ぎょうしゅWrittenWritten style and little used. A business owner or operator; essentially a synonym of 「事業主」.
• Related財界人ざいかいじんFormalFormal. A prominent figure in the business and financial world, such as a top executive at a major company.
• AntonymサラリーマンNeutralA loanword for a salaried company employee — the employed opposite of the 「事業家」 who runs a business.

For someone who runs a business, 「事業家」 or 「実業家」 works, as in 「若手事業家」. Use 「事業主」 for the owner in legal or tax contexts, 「財界人」 for business-world leaders, and 「サラリーマン」 for a salaried employee.

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1. 事業じぎょうの経営けいえいに携たずさわる人ひと。