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entrepreneur
[-nurz, -noo
rz; Fr. -nœr
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en·tre·pre·neur
[ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noor; Fr. ahn-truh-pruh-nœr] noun, plural -neurs [-nurz, -noorz; Fr. -nœr] , verb noun
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)
3.
to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.
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verb (used without object)
4.
to act as an entrepreneur.
Origin:
1875–80; < French: literally, one who undertakes (some task), equivalent to entrepren(dre) to undertake (< Latin inter- inter- + prendere to take, variant of prehendere) + -eur -eur. See enterprise
1875–80; < French: literally, one who undertakes (some task), equivalent to entrepren(dre) to undertake (< Latin inter- inter- + prendere to take, variant of prehendere) + -eur -eur. See enterprise
Related forms
en·tre·pre·neur·i·al, adjective
en·tre·pre·neur·i·al·ly, adverb
en·tre·pre·neur·i·al·ism, en·tre·pre·neur·ism, noun
en·tre·pre·neur·ship, noun
non·en·tre·pre·neur·i·al, adjective
EXPANDsem·i·en·tre·pre·neur·i·al, adjective
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Example Sentences
- Nevertheless, the entrepreneur has continued to rule our economy with a firm hand.
- It wasn't until 1991 when an investment banker turned entrepreneur opened the state's first brew pub in downtown Hartford.
- Sarah is an impeccably urban coffee shop entrepreneur and buddy.
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Word Origin & History
entrepreneur
1828, reborrowing of Fr. entrepreneur "one who undertakes or manages," from O.Fr. entreprendre "undertake." The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. but did not stay.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
entrepreneur [(ahn-truh-pruh-nur, ahn-truh-pruh-noor)]One who starts a business or other venture that promises economic gain but that also entails risks.
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