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 meeting in June was a career highlight for the fashion entrepreneur who was at Windsor Castle to celebrate being one of 197 recipients of the King’s Award for Enterprise, one of the highest accolades for British businesses.
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Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
For Black entrepreneurs especially, this downturn is more than just business as usual.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and host of The Diary of a CEO podcast, recently shared a story of a father and son who each led companies in the same industry.
—Mike Ott, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Brees, an entrepreneur who still has endorsements with major brands like Verizon, has steadily built out his investment portfolio since retiring in 2021.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Monique Jessen, PEOPLE, 19 Sep. 2025
For Black entrepreneurs especially, this downturn is more than just business as usual.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 19 Sep. 2025
Steven Bartlett, entrepreneur and host of The Diary of a CEO podcast, recently shared a story of a father and son who each led companies in the same industry.
—Mike Ott, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Brees, an entrepreneur who still has endorsements with major brands like Verizon, has steadily built out his investment portfolio since retiring in 2021.
—Eric Jackson, Sportico.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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Republican businessman Jason Dickerson beat Democrat Debra Shigley in the Tuesday runoff after no candidate in a seven-person field won a majority to take the seat outright in August.—
Robert Birsel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Great businessman, terrible GM.—
Jon Machota,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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Las Casas lived there as a merchant priest, in a large, comfortable house built by his Indians.—
Greg Grandin
September 23,
Literary Hub,
23 Sep. 2025
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Many merchants still repeat the same edits across several dashboards, draining time and creating avoidable errors.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images LONDON — European stocks moved higher on Thursday, as traders evaluated the latest monetary policy updates from the Bank of England and the Federal Reserve.—
Chloe Taylor,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
18 Sep. 2025
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Yet, the Interior Ministry tracked down the theft to a museum restoration specialist who took the artifact and sold it to a silver trader, who passed it on to a workshop owner in Cairo’s historic jewelry district.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
18 Sep. 2025
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Today's buyer is getting more advanced, however, and doesn't need everything to match.—
Abby Wolner,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Sep. 2025
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New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, Atlanta, and Dallas will see more buyer-friendly conditions starting in September.—
Sydney Lake,
Fortune,
21 Sep. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 24 Sep. 2025.
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