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entrepreneur

[ ahn-truh-pruh-nur, -noor; French ahn-truh-pruh-Բհ ]

noun

plural entrepreneurs
  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)

  1. to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.

verb (used without object)

  1. to act as an entrepreneur.

entrepreneur

/ ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː; ɑ̃trəprəԲհ /

noun

  1. the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits
  2. a middleman or commercial intermediary
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

entrepreneur

  1. One who starts a business or other venture that promises economic gain but that also entails risks.
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Derived Forms

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  • ˌԳٰˈԱܰ, adjective
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Other 51Թ Forms

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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of entrepreneur1

First recorded in 1875–80; from French: literally, “one who undertakes (some task),” equivalent to entrepren(dre) “to undertake” (from Latin inter- inter- + prendere “to take,” variant of prehendere ) + -eur -eur; enterprise
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of entrepreneur1

C19: from French, from entreprendre to undertake; see enterprise
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A video accompanying a podcast shows a gift basket for US cosmetics entrepreneur Jamie Kern Lima, which includes a card saying: "With the Compliments of HRH The Duchess of Sussex."

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In the south, he held a series of jobs that brought him in contact with U.S. entrepreneurs and diplomats.

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Pitch@Palace was a start-up competition, founded in 2014, where entrepreneurs would pitch their ideas to possible investors in the hope of winning their backing.

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Mr Khachikyan explains how his company helps Armenian entrepreneurs set up operations in the US.

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Former clients of a Canadian tech entrepreneur say they were let down after they paid his company tens of thousands of dollars to help launch their start-ups.

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