entrepreneur
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French entrepreneur.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑn.t(ʃ)ɹə.pɹəˈnʊəɹː/
Audio (US) (file)
Noun
entrepreneur (plural entrepreneurs)
- A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.
- A person who organizes a risky activity of any kind and acts substantially in the manner of a business entrepreneur.
- A person who strives for success and takes on risk by starting his own venture, service etc.
Derived terms
Related terms
- entrepreneuring
- entrepreneurship
- entrepreneurialism
- entrepreneurial
- entrepreneurially
Translations
person who organizes and operates a business and assumes the associated risk
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person who organizes a risky activity of any kind and acts substantially in the manner of a business entrepreneur
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person who strives for success and takes on risk by starting his own venture, service etc.
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French
Etymology
From entreprendre + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁə.nœʁ/
Audio (Paris) (file)
Noun
entrepreneur m (plural entrepreneurs, feminine entrepreneuse)
- entrepreneur (person who organizes and operates a business venture)
Further reading
- “entrepreneur” in le Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
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