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entrepreneurial
[-nurz, -noorz; Fr. -nœr
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en·tre·pre·neur
[ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noor; Fr. ahn-truh-pruh-nœr] noun, plural en·tre·pre·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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Entrepreneurial
is always a great word to know.
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| the offspring of a zebra and a donkey. |
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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
- By definition, it takes get-up-and-go to get up and go, which is why immigrants are abnormally entrepreneurial.
- But the format also offers opportunity to entrepreneurial professors willing to log extreme hours.
- The connection between molecules and money is incredibly loose and divorced from entrepreneurial drive.
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