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 But the overral effect of the efforts of these entrepreneurs led to a massive expansion of supply of essential products, and reduction of their prices, for the entire population. — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026 In the aftermath of the protest, Modi appointed a new Education Minister Pralhad Joshi and announced the creation of a task force, headed by Indian tech entrepreneur Nandan Nilekani, to overhaul the education system. — Priyanka Salve,raksha Murali, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026 Indian producer and entrepreneur Viccky Jain has launched a new production banner, VJ Frames, timed to coincide with his birthday. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 1 Aug. 2026 After sitting empty for more than a decade, those memories are getting a new chapter thanks to new owner and local entrepreneur, Greg Ventrice. — Christopher Derose, CBS News, 1 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for entrepreneur
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
  1. businessman
  2. merchant
  3. trader
  4. buyer
Noun
  • Fenway Sports Group, the club’s majority owner, is in discussions to offload as much as a 30% stake to a consortium led by by British-Indian businessman Amit Bhatia, valuing the franchise at $6 billion.
    — Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The businessman who led a group of investors that pulled Tongaat Hulett back from the brink of liquidation plans to remake southern Africa sugar giant.
    — Tiisetso Motsoeneng, semafor.com, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of businessman
Noun
  • Sit back, relax and peruse a playful catalog like menu with 30 cocktail choices created by Wig merchants (bartenders).
    — USA TODAY NETWORK, USA Today, 29 July 2026
  • The merger could help lower processing fees, spurring more merchants and consumers to use online payment services.
    — Queenie Wong, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
Definition of merchant
Noun
  • The volatility in chip stocks was met with a historic level of activity from retail traders, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.
    — Ryan Vlastelica, Fortune, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The reversals are especially profitable, allowing traders to win both ways -- jumping ahead of stocks moving up or down to a post threatening something, then cashing out within thousands of a second, then betting the other way.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of trader
Noun
  • The biggest prize was claimed on Tuesday night after a Florida ticket buyer emerged as the winner of an $800 million Mega Millions jackpot prize.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • The complaint filed on Wednesday in California district court alleges that the film's associate producer, Daniel Haido, hand-delivered an unencrypted master copy of the film to Netflix so the company could screen it as a potential buyer.
    — Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of buyer

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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 5 Aug. 2026.

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