entrepreneur
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entrepreneur
- /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/ UK
- /ˌɑ̃.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/
- /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ US
- /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnʊɚ/ US
- /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/ Canada
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ), -ʊə(ɹ)
Where it comes from
Borrowed from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”), from Middle French entrepreneur, from entreprendre (“to undertake”) + -eur.
noun entrepreneurs
- A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. Every rail company worth its salt wanted to connect with London. Interestingly, it was largely that way around - provincial entrepreneurs wanting to connect with the capital, rather than London capitalists seeking to spread outwards.
- A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.
- A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between. Chicago, it was, by way of compensation, beginning to take on the cosmopolitan cast of culture that it has worn ever since, as entrepreneur between the Old World and the New.
- A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: enterpriser, business, firm, businessperson, businessman, industrialist, employer, sponsor, subcontractor, trader, company, owner, contract, enterprise, developer, proponent
Translations
Every language
noun person who organizes and operates a business and assumes the associated risk
| Español | emprendedor, emprendedor comercial, comerciante |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 기업가 gieopga, 기업인 gieobin, 사업가 sa'eopga |
| 日本語 | 企業家 kigyōka, 起業家 kigyōka, アントレプレナー antorepurenā, アントルプルヌール antorupurunūru, 事業家 jigyōka |
| 中文 | 企業家 /企业家 qǐyèjiā |
| हिन्दी | व्यवसायी vyavsāyī, उद्यमी udyamī, कारोबारी kārobārī |
| Kiswahili | mjasiriamali |
| Português | empreendedor, empreendedora |
| Français | entrepreneur, entrepreneuse |
| Deutsch | Unternehmer, Unternehmerin, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurin |
| Italiano | imprenditore, imprenditrice |
| Ελληνικά | επιχειρηματίας epicheirimatías |
| Română | antreprenor, antreprenoare |
| Русский | предпринима́тель predprinimátelʹ, предпринима́тельница predprinimátelʹnica |
| Tiếng Việt | chủ doanh nghiệp |
| العربية | رَائِد أَعْمال مُتَعَهِّد rāʔid ʔaʕmāl, مُقَاوِل m مُلْتَزِم muqāwil, مُنَظِّم munaẓẓim |
| עברית | יַזָּם yazám |
noun person who organizes a risky activity of any kind and acts substantially in the manner of a business entrepreneur
| Español | emprendedor |
|---|---|
| 日本語 | 冒険家 bōkenka |
| हिन्दी | उद्यमी udyamī |
| Ελληνικά | εργολάβος ergolávos |
Talk about this word "entrepreneur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/entrepreneur. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. entrepreneur. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/entrepreneur "entrepreneur." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/entrepreneur.Cite this
@misc{entrepreneur_2026,
title = {entrepreneur},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/entrepreneur},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
