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 company is helping seed this next generation of vibe-coding entrepreneurs, joining the ranks of vibe-coding apps Lovable and Cursor, also made by Gen Zers.
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Emmy Rener, an American entrepreneur and food content creator who lives in Paris and highlights the city through an American lens.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Raman drew 17% support, followed by conservative reality TV personality Spencer Pratt at 14%, left-leaning affordable housing advocate Rae Huang at 8% and tech entrepreneur Adam Miller at 6%.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Other boldface-name billionaires such as ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban also participated in the fundraise.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Rachyl Jones, semafor.com, 3 Apr. 2026
Emmy Rener, an American entrepreneur and food content creator who lives in Paris and highlights the city through an American lens.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Raman drew 17% support, followed by conservative reality TV personality Spencer Pratt at 14%, left-leaning affordable housing advocate Rae Huang at 8% and tech entrepreneur Adam Miller at 6%.
—James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
Other boldface-name billionaires such as ex-Google CEO Eric Schmidt and serial entrepreneur Mark Cuban also participated in the fundraise.
—Hayley Cuccinello, CNBC, 2 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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Amid a deepening national crisis, a grassroots relief effort led by retired businessman Chuck Fazio delivered 400 pounds of food and supplies to support a community kitchen outside Havana.—
Thomas E. Franklin,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Apr. 2026
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An Albanian drug kingpin with a lavish lifestyle was sentenced for plotting with a Detroit-area businessman to build a cocaine-smuggling submarine that helped power a multimillion-dollar narcotics operation.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
1 Apr. 2026
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Houthi rebels attacked more than 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones, sinking two vessels, between November 2023 and January 2025.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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The Houthi rebels attacked over 100 merchant vessels with missiles and drones from November 2023 until January 2025, upending shipping in this waterway in the western side of the Arabian Peninsula, key for the passage of goods through the region.—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
28 Mar. 2026
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Last week, futures traders briefly pushed the probability of a rate increase by the end of 2026 to 52%.—
Chloe Taylor,
CNBC,
31 Mar. 2026
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The spikes in volume didn’t indicate whether the trades were buy or sell orders, but based on how prices moved as they were placed other traders quickly deduced that someone was selling oil futures, a bet on the value of the commodity falling, and buying stock futures, a bet on a market rebound.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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Members of the Three Black Cats Tenant Association gathered in front of the building on Francisco Avenue at Schubert Avenue, demanding that the longtime owner sell to a buyer who will allow the residents to stay in their apartments at affordable rates.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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One buyer who is thrilled with his purchase is Dustin Cano, ownerof Meritage Wine Market in Encinitas and Santa Barbara, Calif.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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