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entrepreneur

[ ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noor; French ahn-truh-pruh-Բհ ]

noun

plural entrepreneurs
  1. a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
  2. an employer of productive labor; contractor.


verb (used with object)

  1. to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as an entrepreneur.

entrepreneur

/ ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː; ɑ̃trəprəԲհ /

noun

  1. the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits
  2. a middleman or commercial intermediary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

entrepreneur

  1. One who starts a business or other venture that promises economic gain but that also entails risks.
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Derived Forms

  • ˌԳٰˈԱܰ󾱱, noun
  • ˌԳٰˈԱܰ, adjective
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Other Word Forms

  • ·ٰ··Աܰ·· adjective
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrepreneur1

First recorded in 1875–80; from French: literally, “one who undertakes (some task),” equivalent to entrepren(dre) “to undertake” (from Latin inter- inter- + prendere “to take,” variant of prehendere ) + -eur -eur; enterprise
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Word History and Origins

Origin of entrepreneur1

C19: from French, from entreprendre to undertake; see enterprise
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Example Sentences

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“Everybody just wanted to argue what to call these things,” Ben Lamm, an entrepreneur in software engineering who is one of Colossal’s two co-founders, told me.

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Meghan has said on her podcast that she's learning from other female entrepreneurs about "the sleepless nights, the lessons learned and the laser focus that got them to where they are today."

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That has opened up opportunities for video creators like Dhar Mann, a former weed entrepreneur who started posting videos on YouTube in 2018 with no film background.

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When US President Donald Trump hit China with tariffs in his first term, Vietnamese entrepreneur Hao Le saw an opportunity.

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The final signalled the end of a bruising 12-week process that started with 18 budding entrepreneurs vying to become Lord Sugar's latest protégé.

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