商売人|しょうばいにんshoubainin[0]heiban (flat)

1. nounmerchant; trader; shrewd businessman
2. nounexpert (in a trade or profession); professional
3. nounwoman working in the nightlife business (bar or nightclub hostess, geisha, etc.); demimondaine

• Synonym商人しょうにんNeutralThe plainest, most neutral word for anyone who runs a business; 「商売人」 also implies being shrewd and skilled at striking deals.
• Synonym商賈WrittenRead 「しょうこ」. A written, literary word for merchant, rare in modern use; say 「商人」 in everyday speech.
• RelatedディーラーNeutralMostly a dealer in cars (or a dealership), also the card dealer at a casino; narrower in scope than 「商売人」.
• Related市人いちびとWrittenArchaic: a seller at a town market stall, or a city resident. Not used in modern Japanese.
• RelatedマーチャントNeutralA loanword seen mostly in shop names and technical terms; not used in daily speech to call a businessperson.
• Related商屋あきないやNeutralA merchant house or shopkeeper; the word sounds old-fashioned and is rarely used today.
• RelatedマーチャンダイザーNeutralA professional post handling everything from product planning to sales; a retail-industry term.
• Antonym消費者しょうひしゃNeutralThe party who buys and uses goods or services — the opposite side from the selling merchant.

For a businessperson in general, say 「商人」. Use 「商売人」 to praise someone as shrewd and good at making deals, and 「ディーラー」 for a car dealer. 「商賈」「市人」「商屋」 are old or rare, 「マーチャント」「マーチャンダイザー」 are trade terms, and the buying side is 「消費者」.

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1. 商品しょうひんを買かったり売うったりして利益りえきを得えることを職業しょくぎょうにしている人ひと。
2. ある職業しょくぎょうや技術ぎじゅつに長たけていて、それで生計せいけいを立たてている人ひと。
3. バーやナイトクラブなどで働はたらく女性じょせい。