small businessman

collocation in English

meaningsofsmallandbusinessman

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small
adjective
uk
/smɔːl/us
/smɑːl/
little in size or amount when compared with what is typical ...
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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 ofsmallandbusinessmanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They conferred an element of permanence: thesmallbusinessmanwas always around, he generally lived in the same district as he worked.
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It must have been easier to employ a wet-nurse than to teach someone to do the work of the wife of an artisan or asmallbusinessman.
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I do not think that anysmallbusinessmanhas fear of competition; what he fears is unfair competition.
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It has been improved for thesmallbusinessman.
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Thesmallbusinessmanis the big businessman of tomorrow.
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They should try to make every entrepreneur andsmallbusinessmanfeel that their efforts are contributing directly to the national recovery.
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They are thesmallbusinessman, the very small farmer, or even the professional man who has not had a good occupational pension scheme.
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But we consider that thesmallbusinessmanis often in as great a need of protection as the private individual.
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But all that he has to do to become asmallbusinessmanis to get another video recorder.
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In the interests of thesmallbusinessman, the fact of an earlier registration should be revealed.
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It is consistent with the unfair enforcement action taken against thesmallbusinessman.
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We appreciate the position of thesmallbusinessman, but we believe that his position is properly accommodated.
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The poorsmallbusinessmanmust deal with all those regulations in addition to trying to run his business.
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That is what thesmallbusinessmancomplains about in most of the surveys.
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If the department is unable to get it right how can thesmallbusinessmando so?
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I am against putting thesmallbusinessmanout of business if one can possibly avoid doing so.
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It will take a very long time for thesmallbusinessmanto accept this burden of legislation which has recently been imposed upon him.
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How can anysmallbusinessmanthink that he can disregard that bulk of legislation?
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Asmallbusinessmanmay have a staff of five, 10 or 15.
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We want to expand the way in which we can assist thesmallbusinessman.
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