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entrepreneur

[ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noor, 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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Other Word Forms

  • entrepreneurial adjective
  • entrepreneurship noun
  • ˌԳٰˈԱܰ󾱱 noun
  • ˌԳٰˈԱܰ 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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They are led by former Special Forces soldier turned tech entrepreneur Yinon Weiss, according to a former senior Pentagon official familiar with the matter, who spoke on condition of anonymity for fear of retribution.

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Among them are creatives, musicians, entrepreneurs, tech professionals, actors, marketers and more.

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Those factors generate a tidal wave of tax revenue, especially among the state’s highest-income professionals and entrepreneurs, thanks to the progressive structure of U.S. tax rates.

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He added that Mr Leon, described by Mr Vara as a "local entrepreneur", had started "making efforts to make sure that we start making cheese locally again".

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The tech hub known as Silicon Beach also is close to the airport, making it easy for entrepreneurs to hop on a plane to raise funding in San Francisco.

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