entrepreneur

en-tre-pre-neur · noun

imported

Definitions

noun

  1. 1.

    A person who starts and runs a business, taking on financial risks in the hope of making a profit.

  2. 2.

    A person who is innovative and willing to take risks to create new opportunities or products.

Forms

plural: entrepreneurs

Phrases & expressions

  • •
    serial entrepreneur — someone who starts multiple businesses over time
  • •
    social entrepreneur — a person who uses business methods to solve social problems
  • •
    entrepreneurial spirit — the attitude and drive to start new ventures

Related words

Antonyms: employee, worker
See also: business, innovation, investor, startup
Synonyms: businessperson, founder, innovator, tycoon

Etymology

From French entrepreneur ("one who undertakes"), from entreprendre ("to undertake"), from entre ("between") + prendre ("to take"), from Latin prehendere ("to grasp").