big businesswoman
- noun
- /bɪɡ ˈbɪznɪsˌwʊmən/
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gran empresaria
- She became a big businesswoman after founding her successful tech startup.
Examples
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The event featured a panel discussion with several big businesswomen sharing their experiences in the corporate world.
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As a big businesswoman, she influences many industry leaders with her innovative ideas.
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I would love to hear an explanation of how McCain dumped his first wife after her car wreck for a big businesswoman with a drug addiction just like Rush!
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Synonyms
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A person who is rich and powerful in business
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An important person with power in a company or group
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An older woman who is respected and important in a field or society
A woman who handles large financial deals for companies
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Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning is directly derivable from combining 'big' (important/influential) with 'businesswoman' (a woman active in business), so a B1 learner who knows both words will infer a very powerful or wealthy woman in business. The adjective + profession pattern is a standard, compositional construction across languages, making the phrase transparent.
Etymology
Big businesswoman uses big to show importance and businesswoman to mean a woman who runs a company, so you can picture a woman at the head of a large, powerful business. That's why it means 'a very wealthy or powerful woman who is active in business'.