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entrepreneur

  • noun
  • /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.

Other meanings

  1. A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.

  2. A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between.

Related words

  • agripreneur
  • artpreneur
  • entreporneur
  • entreprenerd
  • entreprenertia
  • entrepreneurism
  • fakepreneur
  • fantrepreneur
  • ganjapreneur
  • seniorpreneur
  • bioentrepreneur
  • ecopreneur

Word history

From Middle French "entrepreneur".

Where this comes from

This definition is adapted from “entrepreneur” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.