I am getting stout as a business man (8)
I believe the answer is:
importer
'a business man' is the definition.
(I know that importer is a type of businessperson)
'i am getting stout' is the wordplay.
'i am' becomes 'I'm' (contraction).
'getting' says to put letters next to each other.
'stout' becomes 'porter' (synonyms).
'im'+'porter'='IMPORTER'
'as' acts as a link.
(Other definitions for importer that I've seen before include "One who brings in" , "Foreign dealer" , "A trader in foreign goods" , "Businessperson" , "One buys in" .)