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 debate intensified after the entrepreneur Elon Musk criticized Nolan for casting Lupita Nyong’o as Helen of Troy. — Anthony Lane, New Yorker, 10 Aug. 2026 Kardashian, a prominent TV personality and entrepreneur, has been the target of a robbery before. — Yi-Jin Yu, ABC News, 10 Aug. 2026 Czarniak is a host, sportscaster, speaker, and entrepreneur, according to her website. — Paris Close, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Messina, an entrepreneur and the lone Republican in the race, said Orange County should capitalize on its proximity to Kennedy Space Center and strive to be the nation’s space tech capital. — Ryan Gillespie, The Orlando Sentinel, 9 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrepreneur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
  1. businessman
  2. merchant
  3. trader
  4. buyer
Noun
  • In the governor's race, MyPillow CEO Mike Lindell, Minnesota House Speaker Lisa Demuth and businessman Kendall Qualls are the major contenders for the GOP nomination.
    — Caroline Linton, CBS News, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Knight is serving a 28-year prison sentence in California for running over and killing a Compton businessman outside a burger stand in January 2015.
    — Jessica Hill, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of businessman
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  • The law also restricts certain uses of merchant-category codes to distinguish firearms retailers from general merchandise or sporting-goods stores.
    — Zachary Bynum, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • The list of merchants includes massive online outlets like Amazon, Temu and Marketplace, Mayor Mamdani said at a City Hall press conference Wednesday.
    — Josephine Stratman, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of merchant
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  • Gold steadied after its biggest weekly gain since January, with traders assessing a surprise contraction in the US jobs market that allayed concerns around an interest-rate hike.
    — Bloomberg, Chicago Tribune, 9 Aug. 2026
  • Fed funds futures traders now price in a roughly 44% likelihood that the central bank raises rates at its September meeting, down from a 67% reading seen a week prior, according to CME's FedWatch tool.
    — Justina Lee,Alex Harring, CNBC, 9 Aug. 2026
Definition of trader
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  • The Maverick’s core customer isn’t a traditional pickup truck buyer but someone who might be coming over from an equally affordable car, like a Honda Civic.
    — Michael Ballaban, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Jen Winston of Compass and Andrew Dinsky of Equity Union shared the listing, while Craig Strong and Lisa Klein of Compass represented the buyer.
    — Sandra Barrera, Daily News, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of buyer

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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 12 Aug. 2026.

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