solopreneur

noun

so·​lo·​pre·​neur ˌsō-lō-p(r)ə-ˈnər 

-ˈn(y)u̇r

plural solopreneurs

: one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise without the help of a partner : a solo entrepreneur

One of the challenges many would-be solopreneurs overlook is cash flow. When you—the owner of a single-person business—stop working, your cash flow is often reduced to zero.

—Jaime Catmull

And while there are huge benefits to being a solopreneur, there are also some downsides that come with it. Especially the isolation, lack of stimulation, accountability and push for perfection.

—Annabel Acton

Examples of solopreneur in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Today, the rules governing a solopreneur’s profitability ceiling have changed substantially. —Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 27 May 2026

Contract workers and solopreneurs continue to increase—and owe their loyalty to no one. —Serenity Gibbons, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026

Over the past decade, that simplicity won over 100 million users and made Notion the tool of choice for solopreneurs and more than half of Fortune 500 companies. —Ellen Sheng, CNBC, 19 May 2026

More recent estimates suggest the number of U.S. solopreneurs now likely exceeds 41 million. —Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 18 May 2026

In addition to providing cash, some solopreneurs hope to create a product or service that can improve lives of others. —Helen Dennis, Daily News, 2 May 2026

OpenAI founder Sam Altman predicted that AI agents will enable the world’s first billionaire solopreneur, with a single person being able to use teams of AI agents to build a massively successful company with nothing more than a laptop. —William Jones, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1992, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for solopreneur

• entrepreneur
• restaurateur
• amateur
• connoisseur
• kieselguhr
• monseigneur
• procureur
• retransfer
• saboteur
• silencer
• voyageur
• birr