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entrepreneur

Classic Business & public life French in English
entrepreneur
entrepreneur

Definition

A person who starts and runs a business, accepting its risks.

From French entrepreneur.

Merriam-Webster records 1762 for this headword. The date refers to the dictionary’s recorded sense, which may differ from the meaning illustrated here. See the dictionary entry.

Example of use

The entrepreneur opened a second workshop.

Historical attestation

https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/entrepreneur

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