entrepreneur
- a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
- an employer of productive labor; contractor.
- to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.
- to act as an entrepreneur.
Origin of entrepreneur
Related Words for entrepreneur
manager, executive, administrator, producer, contractor, undertaker, founder, backer, businessperson, promoter, industrialist, organizerExamples from the Web for entrepreneur
Contemporary Examples of entrepreneur
The feisty airline is the brainchild of entrepreneur Tony Fernandes, a Malaysian of Indian descent who also is a British citizen.
Entrepreneur Vivek Wadhwa is a vocal proponent of gender diversity.
A brilliant Silicon Valley entrepreneur may have found a way to get dark money out of politics without changing any laws.
After 10 years, she decided to venture out on her own as an entrepreneur.
EatWith is the brainchild of Israeli entrepreneur Guy Michlin.
Historical Examples of entrepreneur
The globality of human praxis is not a scenario invented by some entrepreneur.
The Civilization of IlliteracyMihai Nadin
But, as an entrepreneur, Mr. Smith was always ahead of his period.
The Magnificent MontezHorace Wyndham
The worker appears here as the absolute equal of the entrepreneur.
The Accumulation of CapitalRosa Luxemburg
The entrepreneur had conducted, the visitor here, there, and everywhere.
"We desire to have nothing to do with either," returned the entrepreneur.
entrepreneur
- the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits
- a middleman or commercial intermediary
Word Origin for entrepreneur
Word Origin and History for entrepreneur
1828, "manager or promoter of a theatrical production," reborrowing of French entrepreneur "one who undertakes or manages," agent noun from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. but did not stay. Meaning "business manager" is from 1852. Related: Entrepreneurship.
entrepreneur
One who starts a business or other venture that promises economic gain but that also entails risks.