사업자

Korean

Etymology

    Sino-Korean word from 事業者, from 事業 (business) + (person involved with).

    Pronunciation

    • (SK Standard/Seoul) IPA(key): [ˈsʰa̠(ː)ʌ̹p̚t͡ɕ͈a̠]
    • Phonetic hangul: [(ː)]
      • Though still prescribed in Standard Korean, most speakers in both Koreas no longer distinguish vowel length.
    Romanizations
    Revised Romanization?sa'eopja
    Revised Romanization (translit.)?sa'eobja
    McCune–Reischauer?saŏpcha
    Yale Romanization?sāepca

    Noun

    사업자 • (sa'eopja) (hanja 事業者)

    1. businessperson; businessman; businesswoman
      Synonyms: 비즈니스맨 (bijeuniseumaen), 사업가 (sa'eopga)