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Origin of entrepreneur

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; see enterprise

OTHER WORDS FROM entrepreneur

en·tre·pre·neur·i·al, adjectiveen·tre·pre·neur·ship, noun

WORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH entrepreneur

entrepreneur , intrapreneur

Words nearby entrepreneur

entrenched, entrenching tool, entrenchment, entre nous, entrepôt, entrepreneur, entrepreneurial, entresol, entropic, entropion, entropion uveae

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Words related to entrepreneur

manager, executive, administrator, producer, contractor, undertaker, founder, backer, businessperson, promoter, industrialist, organizer

How to use entrepreneur in a sentence

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• Instead of releasing the model for everyone to use, it has only granted beta access to a select few—a mix of entrepreneurs, researchers, and public figures in the tech world.

• Malaysian-based entrepreneur Tony Fernandes has turned AirAsia into the most successful low cost airline in southeast Asia.

• The Virologist By Andrew Marantz, New Yorker How a young entrepreneur built an empire by repackaging memes.

• The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.

• Beck is in the same position as any post-industrial capitalist entrepreneur.

• Internet media entrepreneur Nick Denton is a person to whom harsh judgments adhere like barnacles.

• Indeed, the entrepreneur sometimes finds it to his advantage to give his employees even more than strict justice would demand.

• The successful entrepreneur for instance draws a rent of ability from his superior equipment and education.

• The managing entrepreneur knows better, when he deals with union rules and walking delegates.

• We shall term it the function of the entrepreneur, using this term in an unusually strict way.

• The entrepreneur in his capacity of buyer and seller does not even do the work which purchases and sales involve.

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British Dictionary definitions for entrepreneur

entrepreneur

/ (ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː, French ɑ̃trəprənœr) /

noun

the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits

a middleman or commercial intermediary

Derived forms of entrepreneur

entrepreneurial, adjectiveentrepreneurship, noun

Word Origin for entrepreneur

C19: from French, from entreprendre to undertake; see enterprise

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

Cultural definitions for entrepreneur

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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