entrepreneur

noun

Definition of entrepreneurnext
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 The Italian shipyard, which closed down at the turn of the millennium, has restarted operations under the leadership of entrepreneur Massimiliano Zilioli. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 27 July 2026 Jay Campbell, an entrepreneur, built a media-to-commerce ecosystem by first establishing authority in hormone optimization after a personal health challenge. — Dr. Shaheena Janjuha-Jivraj, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026 SpaceX, the commercial spaceflight company founded by tech entrepreneur Elon Musk, got its towering Starship rocket off the ground for just the second time in 2026 from South Texas. — Eric Lagatta, USA Today, 27 July 2026 The entrepreneur, who asked not to be named while weighing an application for the new grants, said African innovators had little access to such funding available elsewhere. — Yinka Adegoke, semafor.com, 27 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrepreneur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
  1. businessman
  2. merchant
  3. trader
  4. buyer
Noun
  • An enterprising businessman could see this kind of inefficiency and start an assassin training school in Westeros, kind of like whatever is going on with the ballerinas in the John Wick universe.
    — Brian Grubb, Vulture, 27 July 2026
  • Bourke’s onetime Red Mountain neighbor was businessman Viktor Kozeny, according to WSJ.
    — Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 27 July 2026
Definition of businessman
Noun
  • Card authorizations clear within minutes, Pastore said, and the company mines that stream continuously to track consumer spending for economists, banks and merchants.
    — John Drake, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • His parents were Taishanese immigrants from Guangdong, China, who worked as merchants in San Francisco’s Chinatown before moving back to China.
    — Claire Ke, Encyclopedia Britannica, 22 July 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • Global oil prices fell sharply on Monday after a pause in fighting between the United States and Iran, though traders remain wary.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
  • Bitcoin and crypto prices have traded sideways for most of this year, with traders nervously braced for a dramatic shock.
    — Billy Bambrough, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • The brand equity that shop spent decades building is precisely the asset the buyer paid for, so painting over it would be lighting money on fire.
    — Andrew P. Collins, The Drive, 23 July 2026
  • In private aviation, a charter client, aircraft buyer and family office advisor all need different guidance.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of buyer

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