entrepreneur
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entrepreneur
one who organizes and manages an enterprise; one who owns and runs his own business; an independent contractor
Not to be confused with:
intrapreneur – an employee of a corporation who has the freedom and financial support to create new products, services, or systems for the corporation without having to follow its protocols
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en·tre·pre·neur
(ŏn′trə-prə-nûr′, -no͝or′)n.
A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.
[French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake; see enterprise.]
en′tre·pre·neur′i·al adj.
en′tre·pre·neur′i·al·ism, en′tre·pre·neur′ism n.
en′tre·pre·neur′ship′ n.
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entrepreneur
(ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː; French ɑ̃trəprənœr)n
1. (Professions) the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits
2. (Professions) a middleman or commercial intermediary
[C19: from French, from entreprendre to undertake; see enterprise]
ˌentrepreˈneurial adj
ˌentrepreˈneurship n
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en•tre•pre•neur
(ˌɑn trə prəˈnɜr, -ˈnʊər, -ˈnyʊər, ɑ̃ˌ-)n.
a person who organizes and manages an enterprise, esp. a business, usu. with considerable initiative.
[1875–80; < French: literally, one who undertakes (some task) <entrepren(dre) to undertake (see enterprise)]
en`tre•pre•neur′i•al, adj.
en`tre•pre•neur′i•al•ly, adv.
en`tre•pre•neur′i•al•ism, en`tre•pre•neur′ism, n.
en`tre•pre•neur′ship, n.
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entrepreneur
1. A French word meaning someone who undertakes something, used to mean someone who owns or runs a business.
2. Someone who risks their own capital in a business enterprise.
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| Noun | 1. |  entrepreneur - someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for itbourgeois, businessperson - a capitalist who engages in industrial commercial enterprise |
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entrepreneur
noun businessman or businesswoman, tycoon, director, executive, contractor, industrialist, financier, speculator, magnate, impresario, business executive the flamboyant British entrepreneur Richard Branson
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entrepreneur
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Translations
مُقاوِل، مُبادِر تِجاري
podnikatel
entreprenøriværksætter
UnternehmerEntrepreneur
yrittäjä
vállalkozó
athafnamaîur; verktaki; atvinnurekandi
iniciatyvus verslininkas
uzņēmējdarbības organizators
podnikateľ
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entrepreneur
n → Unternehmer(in) m(f)
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entrepreneur
[ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜːʳ] n → imprenditore/triceCollins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
entrepreneur
(ontrəprəˈnəː) noun a person who starts or organizes a business company, especially one involving risk. What this company needs is a real entrepreneur.
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