free enterpriser
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of free enterpriser
First recorded in 1940–45; free enterprise + -er 1
Example Sentences
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Why hasn’t some enterprising free enterpriser yet realized that there is a lucrative branding/tie-in advertising opportunity available to them at every children’s museum in North America?
From The New Yorker
But when he sold his weekly Ohio newspaper, the Coshocton Free Enterpriser, he was looking for a new sense of community.
From Time Magazine Archive
Free Enterpriser Barry Goldwater, 53, interrupted his Senate labors for a session at the trading post.
From Time Magazine Archive
A classic free enterpriser, Laker is convinced that he can make a profit by bringing transoceanic travel within the reach of almost anyone: backpacking youths, retired folks, modestly paid workers�especially those who have rarely, if ever, flown before.
From Time Magazine Archive
As chairman he chose George Shultz, then Secretary of Labor and a dedicated free enterpriser.
From Time Magazine Archive
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