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
Clients coming with Zvi to Sugar23 include comedian and actor Sarah Silverman; comedian and actor Jeff Ross; multi-hyphenate actor and entrepreneur Nikki Reed; comedian Sarah Tiana; comedian and actor Marina Franklin; comedian Jeremiah Watkins; and writer-director Sindha Agha.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Two Riverside County Democrats have also filed statements of intent to run, immigration lawyer Curtis Morrison and activist Brian Nash, and Nuview Union School Board member Abel Chavez and entrepreneur Brandon Riker have vowed to join the Democratic field if redistricting passes.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
On a small scale, entrepreneurs can enact measures to help themselves.
—Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet entrepreneurs are still following the same broken playbook: Post every day, hope something goes viral, repeat.
—Tony Pec, Forbes.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Two Riverside County Democrats have also filed statements of intent to run, immigration lawyer Curtis Morrison and activist Brian Nash, and Nuview Union School Board member Abel Chavez and entrepreneur Brandon Riker have vowed to join the Democratic field if redistricting passes.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 12 Sep. 2025
On a small scale, entrepreneurs can enact measures to help themselves.
—Samantha Dewalt, Fortune, 12 Sep. 2025
Yet entrepreneurs are still following the same broken playbook: Post every day, hope something goes viral, repeat.
—Tony Pec, Forbes.com, 5 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
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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
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And yet interest rate traders are 100% convinced a cut is coming at the Fed’s next meeting.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Stocks rose sharply following the reports as traders priced in an even greater probability of interest rate reductions ahead.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
11 Sep. 2025
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The deadline for the popular app to find a non-Chinese buyer or be banned in the United States is September 17, after Trump extended it for the third time.—
AFP,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, Oman was the only foreign buyer of Britain’s Challenger 2 until the United Kingdom supplied some to Ukraine after the current war with Russia began in 2022.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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