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entrepreneur
/ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/
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“An entrepreneur with a new idea.”
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Wiktionary contributors · CC BY-SA 4.0 ↗What does entrepreneur mean?
noun
- A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
More meanings (3)
noun
- (archaic) A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.
- (figuratively, rare) A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between.
- (obsolete) A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/
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HARIRI, a wealthy entrepreneur, has announced ambitious plans for Lebanon's reconstruction which involve a substantial influx of foreign aid and investment.
She considered the statement of another member most remarkable--that when he saw a carriage driving through the streets occupied by a capitalist who was no longer even an entrepreneur, he felt quite as sure that his days were numbered and that his very lack of function to society would speedily bring him to extinction, as he did when he saw a drunkard reeling along the same street.