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successful entrepreneur

successful entrepreneur

5 4.1
A person who starts and runs a business that makes a lot of money or becomes well known
  • noun
  • /səkˈsɛsfəl ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜr/
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  • My boys keep me busy, but they don't stop me from being a successful entrepreneur and small business owner.
  • the most successful entrepreneur
  • become a successful entrepreneur
  • a highly successful entrepreneur

You know, it doesn't care if you're a successful entrepreneur making millions.

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Examples

  • The hallmark of the best and most successful entrepreneurs is that they are almost insatiably curious.

  • The trait that made me comfortable saying "I can do that" is common among successful entrepreneurs.

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  • What is for certain is that successful entrepreneurs are born every day and that you too.

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  • It's going to change the required skills for successful entrepreneurs.

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  • I'm over here busy trying to build my brand as a successful entrepreneur.

  • Without a doubt, I would have started hanging out with successful entrepreneurs and business owners sooner.

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  • If you're going to be a successful entrepreneur, you have to believe the sky is not the limit.

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  • She has established herself as one of the savviest and most successful entrepreneurs of our time.

  • We will see more successful entrepreneurs in Africa that want to reinvest in young ventures.

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  • She has established herself as one of the savviest and most successful entrepreneurs of our time.

Synonyms

business leader
vssuccessful entrepreneur
33 3.0

A person who is rich and powerful in business

is about starting and managing a venture that achieved major success
big businessman
vssuccessful entrepreneur
1 3.4

A very rich and powerful person who owns or runs large companies

focuses on starting and managing a venture that achieved notable success

How Successful

magnate
22 7.9
successful entrepreneur
5 4.1
founder
458 3.9
entrepreneur
305 6.9

Surface Forms

Morphology

successful + entrepreneur

The meaning 'a person who has started and managed a business venture that has achieved significant success' is directly derivable from combining 'successful' (having achieved success) with 'entrepreneur' (a person who starts a business). This adjective+noun composition is compositional and cross-linguistically common, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the phrase.

Etymology

Successful entrepreneur comes from a word for someone who 'takes on' a project or starts a business, so imagine a person who builds a shop or a new idea from scratch. That's why a successful entrepreneur is someone who started a business and made it work.