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
Tesla’s board proposed a compensation package for CEO Elon Musk that would catapult the tech entrepreneur’s wealth above $1 trillion if the company fulfills a set of rigorous benchmarks over the next decade, according to a securities filing on Friday.
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The insights took him on a slight career pivot toward becoming an entrepreneur in the space.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
The Canadian entrepreneur brings 20-plus years of leadership experience in strategy, operational performance and value creation across retail and consumer goods.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The Dipset member took to IG and blasted the Harlem entrepreneur with two separate posts.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Max Zahn, ABC News, 5 Sep. 2025
The insights took him on a slight career pivot toward becoming an entrepreneur in the space.
—Alexa Mikhail, Flow Space, 5 Sep. 2025
The Canadian entrepreneur brings 20-plus years of leadership experience in strategy, operational performance and value creation across retail and consumer goods.
—Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 5 Sep. 2025
The Dipset member took to IG and blasted the Harlem entrepreneur with two separate posts.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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Advertisement Capelli wasn’t a businessman and Chouinard wasn’t an activist at this point, but the men shared an affinity for nature and a willingness to challenge authority.—
David Gelles,
Time,
9 Sep. 2025
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The survey of 600 likely GOP primary voters, shared first with Semafor, found 37% favor Cameron; 29% favor Barr; and 8% favor businessman Nate Morris.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Klarna makes money by charging merchants that use its online payment tools a small fee on every transaction.—
Ryan Browne,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Due to Visa and Mastercard’s interchange rules, credit card transactions carry higher fees for merchants.—
Jeff Kauflin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The gap lower at the open is what most traders are watching.—
Jay Woods,
CNBC,
3 Sep. 2025
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An unwinding of pessimism amongst short-term option traders could help MU keep charging higher.—
Schaeffer's Investment Research,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Two weeks before close, the buyer threw in a new contingency.—
Joyce Marter,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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Even though this did cost $10 million, and the buyer should give us $10 million.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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