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entrepreneur

entrepreneur

305 6.9
A person who starts a business and risks their own money to earn money
  • noun
  • /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɜːr/
translation icon : emprendedor
  • Many young entrepreneurs are taking advantage of online platforms to launch their businesses.
  • a successful entrepreneur
  • investors and entrepreneurs
  • businesses and entrepreneurs

Yeah, I think that entrepreneurs should be supported.

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Examples

  • She is a successful entrepreneur who started her own tech company last year.

  • She is a serial entrepreneur and content creator.

  • If you want to be an entrepreneur, then you have to plan.

  • One is making sure no entrepreneur feels alone.

  • Tell me about being an entrepreneur.

  • Yeah, I think that entrepreneurs should be supported.

  • And time is every entrepreneur's biggest asset.

  • I've been a serial entrepreneur for most of my life.

  • Visitors demand user-friendly facilities, and entrepreneurs continually seek new ways of attracting and retaining visitors.

    Academic text (1990)
  • I'm here with GG Love, who went from doing time to being a multimillionaire entrepreneur and founder of the Much Loved clothing brand.

Synonyms

enterpriser
vsentrepreneur
1 7.2

A person who starts and runs a business and risks money to earn money

starts a business and focuses on founding rather than ongoing management
venturer
vsentrepreneur
  • Archaic
8.2

A person who starts risky business projects, often trading or investing overseas

is broader, applying to anyone who starts a business not only merchants

Compounds

A person who starts and runs a business that makes a lot of money or becomes well known

A story about a person who starts a business and their challenges and successes

How Experienced

magnate
22 7.9
entrepreneur
305 6.9

Surface Forms

entrepreneur singular
entrepreneurs plural

Etymology

Entrepreneur comes from the French word entreprendre, made of entre- ('between') and prendre ('to take'), and it means 'to undertake' or 'to take on' a task. So an entrepreneur is someone who 'takes on' a business and its risks, much like the English word 'undertake'.