as in businessman
a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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Recent Examples of entrepreneur
Consumer websites such as GoodRx and entrepreneur Mark Cuban’s Cost Plus Drugs offer discounted prescription drugs to consumers.
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
My dream as an entrepreneur was to leave a mark and a real legacy to future generations.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
On February 1, Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, announced the establishment of a 10-year residency program targeted at entrepreneurs and executives.
—Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Briefly last year, the 81-year-old entrepreneur dethroned Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the richest person in the world.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 6 Feb. 2026
My dream as an entrepreneur was to leave a mark and a real legacy to future generations.
—Luisa Zargani, Footwear News, 6 Feb. 2026
On February 1, Qatar’s prime minister, Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman bin Jassim Al Thani, announced the establishment of a 10-year residency program targeted at entrepreneurs and executives.
—Brittany Chang, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Feb. 2026
Briefly last year, the 81-year-old entrepreneur dethroned Tesla CEO Elon Musk as the richest person in the world.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 6 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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Three years after the Peltz Beckham's 2022 wedding at Peltz's Palm Beach, Florida estate, the businessman officiated the couple's vow renewal ceremony.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
4 Feb. 2026
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WIth 52% of the vote in, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth is in first with 31%, followed by close second businessman Kendall Qualls at 27%.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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Blood donors will receive a $20 e-gift card to their choice of merchant.—
Pomerado News,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Feb. 2026
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Also, businesses suffer from the fees Visa and Mastercard charge merchants on customer payments; those have climbed steadily as well because the two dominant processors use a variety of techniques to keep their grip on that market.—
Carter Dougherty,
Mercury News,
7 Feb. 2026
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Harper and Yasmin, who’s emerged as the series’ co-lead, started out among Pierpoint’s newest hires; by the end of Season 3, the firm had been effectively dissolved, its novice traders scattered to the winds.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stocks futures are lower this morning as traders look ahead to Wednesday's big jobs report and Friday's consumer price index reading.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Most of the outfitter’s locations will remain open while the company looks for a buyer.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The two first met years ago when Kogi was the buyer for United Arrows & Sons, the menswear arm of Japan’s United Arrows department store.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 11 Feb. 2026.
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