enterpriser
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of enterpriser
First recorded in 1515–25; enterprise + -er 1
Example Sentences
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We know that the word "freedom" means different things to different people and so we want to find out, for instance, what the French Socialist thinks as compared to the American private enterpriser.
From Time Magazine Archive
As a Utah enterpriser, he had used the sizable fortune inherited from his pioneer father to build a small empire of sugar, lumber and construction companies, and 28 banks throughout Utah and Idaho.
From Time Magazine Archive
From fast food to faster skateboards, whatever Californians want, there is usually an enterpriser around to sell it.
From Time Magazine Archive
No honest enterpriser need fear that because of the passage of such a measure he will be unfairly treated.
From Time Magazine Archive
The enterpriser usually profits when the price of his product suddenly rises.
From Modern Economic Problems Economics Volume II by Fetter, Frank Albert
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