local businessman

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meaningsoflocalandbusinessman

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local
adjective
uk
/ˈləʊ.kəl/us
/ˈloʊ.kəl/
from, existing in, serving, or responsible for a small area, especially of ...
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businessman
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbɪz.nɪs.mən/us
/ˈbɪz.nɪs.mən/
a man who works in business, especially one who has a high position in ...
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(Definition oflocalandbusinessmanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflocal businessman

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Only last week, alocalbusinessmanasked me for advice about whether retrospective funding was available for an exciting project that his company was developing.
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On the other hand, there may be a local solicitor or alocalbusinessmanwith other skills.
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Even alocalbusinessmanwould have done this.
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In fact, alocalbusinessmandeciding to start up a new enterprise has literally to navigate a minefield of bureaucratic red tape prior to launching his project.
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His participation led alocalbusinessmanprovide $55,000 in seed money to the effort.
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The university was later renamed following a protocol signed between the government and alocalbusinessmanand philanthropist brahim een.
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They were always about alocalbusinessmanwho had done well, or maybe about someone who had given money to help resolve a problem.
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Cobb was alocalbusinessmanand farmer, and he co-ran the local general store.
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In 1904 alocalbusinessmanbuilt a new ballpark and began an independent team to test the local demand for baseball.
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In the 1950s the estate was bought by alocalbusinessmanas a caravan park.
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The municipal contractor, alocalbusinessman, and his associates make up the rest of the corrupt cast.
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This was a tiny community of about 50 people, mainlylocalbusinessmanand their families.
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However, in 1995 alocalbusinessmansponsored a full restoration.
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The structure was completed in 1930 by alocalbusinessmanfor commercial intent.
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He squelched a local autonomy movement, earning him criticism from the leftist movement and praise fromlocalbusinessman.
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The pilot was also a well respectedlocalbusinessman.
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Halloran, 44, was a marriedlocalbusinessmanand a friend of all three women.
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Thelocalbusinessmanwho sold food to the workers neglected to install refrigeration and had a poor record for hygiene.
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The gates were given in memory of alocalbusinessmanand banker.
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It was eventually acquired by alocalbusinessmanand demolished in the 1980s.
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