entrepreneur
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en·tre·pre·neur
[ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noo
r; French ahn-truh-pruh-nœr] noun, plural en·tre·pre·neurs [ahn-truh-pruh-nurz, -noorz; French ahn-truh-pruh-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.
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
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World English Dictionary
entrepreneur (ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː, French ɑ̃trəprənœr) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits |
| 2. | a middleman or commercial intermediary |
| [C19: from French, from entreprendre to undertake; see | |
| entrepre'neurial | |
| —adj | |
| entrepre'neurship | |
| —n | |
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Etymonline
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.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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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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Example sentences
Or your brilliant success as an entrepreneur if you're applying to a business school.
Any disruption is both a difficulty for established firms, and an opportunity for the entrepreneur.
It wasn't until 1991 when an investment banker turned entrepreneur opened the state's first brew pub in downtown Hartford.
The music promoter turned digital entrepreneur ought to know.
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