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entrepreneur

Syllabification: (en·tre·pre·neur)
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Definition of entrepreneur

noun

  • a person who organizes and operates a business or businesses, taking on greater than normal financial risks in order to do so.
  • a promoter in the entertainment industry.

Derivatives

entrepreneurism

noun

entrepreneurship

noun

Origin:

early 19th century (denoting the director of a musical institution): from French, from entreprendre 'undertake' (see enterprise)

Spell entrepreneur (a French word) with -eur at the end.

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Definition of entrepreneur in the British & World English dictionary