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en⋅tre⋅pre⋅neur
[ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noo
r; Fr. ahn-truh-pruh-nœr] 
noun, plural -neurs [-nurz, -noorz; Fr. -nœr] , verb –noun
| 1. | a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. 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; < F: lit., one who undertakes (some task), equiv. to entrepren(dre) to undertake (< L inter- inter- + prendere to take, var. of prehendere) + -eur -eur. See enterprise
1875–80; < F: lit., one who undertakes (some task), equiv. to entrepren(dre) to undertake (< L inter- inter- + prendere to take, var. 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
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| en·tre·pre·neur (ŏn'trə-prə-nûr', -nŏŏr') n. A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. [French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise.] en'tre·pre·neur'i·al adj., en'tre·pre·neur'i·al·ism, en'tre·pre·neur'ism n., en'tre·pre·neur'ship' n. |
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