- the owner or manager of a business enterprise who, by risk and initiative, attempts to make profits
- a middleman or commercial intermediary
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en•tre•pre•neur /ˌɑntrəprəˈnɜr, -ˈnʊr/USA pronunciation
n. [countable]
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026- Businessa person who organizes and manages an enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable daring, skill, and financial risk.
en•tre•pre•neur
(än′trə prə nûr′, -nŏŏr′; Fr. än trə prə nœr′),USA pronunciation n., pl. -neurs (-nûrz′, -nŏŏrz′; Fr. -nœr′),USA pronunciation v.
n.
v.t.
v.i.
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.
n.
- Businessa person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
- Businessan employer of productive labor;
contractor.
v.t.
- Businessto deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.
v.i.
- Businessto act as an entrepreneur.
- Latin inter- inter- + prendere to take, variant of prehendere) + -eur -eur. See enterprise
- French: literally, one who undertakes (some task), equivalent. to entrepren(dre) to undertake (
- 1875–80
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 /ˌɒntrəprəˈnɜː; French: ɑ̃trəprənœr/ n
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