O empresário
Example: O empresário visitou a nova loja ontem de manhã.
Definition
"O empresário" refers to a businessperson who owns or manages a company, responsible for making decisions and overseeing operations. For example, "O empresário visitou a nova loja ontem de manhã" means the businessperson visited the new store yesterday morning.
Etymology
The term "o empresário" comes from the Portuguese word 'empresa,' meaning 'enterprise' or 'business,' combined with the suffix '-ário,' indicating a person related to or involved in something. It literally means 'one who manages or runs a business.' Did you know that its roots trace back to the Latin 'impresa,' meaning undertaking or enterprise?
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