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entrepreneur
What does entrepreneur mean?
entrepreneur (noun): a person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
Definition: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
How do you use entrepreneur in a sentence?
- Are you an entrepreneur? (Tatoeba sentence #11907141 by CK, CC BY 2.0 FR)
Where does entrepreneur come from?
Borrowed from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”), from Middle French entrepreneur, from entreprendre (“to undertake”) + -eur.
Etymology: Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Words related to entrepreneur
From Princeton WordNet 3.1.
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a person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks
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power or right to make or enforce rules, give orders, or impose obligation; or a position having such power or right
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