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business administrator
A person with a university degree or qualified further training in business administration (BWL). Business administrators often work in commercial or management positions in companies.
Als studierter Betriebswirt ist er für das Controlling der Firma zuständig.
As a university-trained business administrator, he is responsible for the company's controlling.
The word consists of 'Betrieb' (company/business) and 'Wirt.' The ending '-wirt' refers to a person who manages an area professionally or is an expert in it, as also in 'Landwirt' (farmer) or 'Volkswirt' (economist).
Als Wirt seines eigenen Restaurants kennt er sich mit Zahlen aus.
As the owner of his own restaurant, he knows his way around numbers.
A 'Betriebswirt' (business administrator) is a person who has studied 'Betriebswirtschaftslehre' (business administration, often abbreviated as BWL). The word therefore refers to a specific academic or professional qualification.
Sie hat Betriebswirtschaftslehre studiert und ist jetzt Betriebswirtin.
She studied business administration and is now a business administrator.
To emphasize the qualification, people often say 'studierter Betriebswirt' (university-trained business administrator) or 'Diplom-Betriebswirt' (business administrator with a Diplom degree). Another common phrase is 'als Betriebswirt arbeiten' (to work as a business administrator).
Er arbeitet als Betriebswirt im Marketing eines großen Konzerns.
He works as a business administrator in the marketing department of a large corporation.
