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business traveler

business traveler

10 3.1
A person who travels for work and whose employer pays their travel costs
  • noun
  • /ˈbɪznəs ˈtrævələr/
  • US
translation icon : viajero de negocios
  • The idea is so useful to leisure and business travelers that word-of-mouth advertising through travel blogs would seem highly likely.

Examples

  • My experience as a business traveler is that people on the ground don't lie.

    Blog text (30)
  • GoGo Inflight creates excitement and anticipation for something that is considered drudgery to business travelers.

    Blog text (13)
  • Tell business travelers they must take 3 days to drive cross-country for a meeting.

    Blog text (23)
  • As a business traveler, you're thankful for the little things between Point A and Point B.

    Fiction book (2002)
  • Air transportation policies were designed to help business travelers and tourists get to their destinations with a minimum of hassle.

    Academic text (2004)
  • As a frequent business traveler, expenses are the bane of my existence.

    Blog text (17)
  • A study has calculated the benefits of implementing pre-travel health checks and malaria prevention measures for business travelers and employees being sent on international assignments.

    Academic text (2015)
  • Many companies reimburse their business travelers for meal expenses during trips.

  • During the conference, business travelers networked with industry leaders from all over the world.

  • The app is especially helpful for business travelers, says Kevin May of travel tech site Tnooz.com.

Synonyms

itinerant
vsbusiness traveler
1 8.0

A person who goes from place to place to find work

has travel expenses paid by their employer when traveling for work
peripatetic
vsbusiness traveler
9.5

A person who travels from place to place for work

involves work travel where the employer covers the expenses
term-trotter
vsbusiness traveler
9.9

A person who often travels for work or study

is work travel with travel expenses paid by an employer

How Often

business traveler
  • US
10 3.1
tourer
  • UK
5.6

Surface Forms

Morphology

business + traveler

The meaning 'a person who travels for work' is directly and transparently derivable from 'business' (work, occupation) + 'traveler' (someone who journeys). This is a literal, compositional noun phrase common in English and other languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents will readily understand it.

Etymology

The phrase business traveler comes from a simple image: business (work) plus traveler (someone who goes on trips), like a person with a briefcase moving between cities for meetings. So, it means 'a person who travels for work and whose trips are paid by their company'.