a person who makes money by starting or running businesses, especially when this involves taking financial risksWordfinderbusinessmanaccountant,agent,auditor,businessman,CEO,chairman,consultant,entrepreneur,executive,managerOxford Collocations Dictionaryadjectivegood,great,successful,…Seefull entrySee related entries:Economy,Business people,ProfessionsWord Originearly 19th cent. (denoting the director of a musical institution): from French, from entreprendre ‘undertake’, based on Latin prendere, prehendere ‘to take’.Extra examplesa recent MBA graduate and budding entrepreneura serial entrepreneur who had founded four companiesA creative entrepreneur, he was continually dreaming up new projects.The risks of starting your own business can be very great, and most budding entrepreneurs find that they have never worked so hard in their lives.
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