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
Although there are some roots that go way back — like entrepreneurs who found a unique niche to fill — and recurring concerns by some community members that vendors need tighter regulation, Charlotte‘s street food scene is a relatively recent phenomenon.
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
The 55-year-old entrepreneur hopes to counsel abusers, which has prompted his accusers to speak out against such an act.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Trump was reportedly introduced to the concept by Bill Zanker, the entrepreneur behind the Learning Annex.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
The trailer then devolves into the entrepreneur launching Bumble as a response to Tinder.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
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Charlotte Observer, 11 Aug. 2025
The 55-year-old entrepreneur hopes to counsel abusers, which has prompted his accusers to speak out against such an act.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Trump was reportedly introduced to the concept by Bill Zanker, the entrepreneur behind the Learning Annex.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2025
The trailer then devolves into the entrepreneur launching Bumble as a response to Tinder.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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Benn, 59 at the time of his disappearance, was a businessman and owner of the St. Cloud Appliance Repair Service whose wife had died the year before, the St. Cloud Daily Times reported.—
Gordon Ebanks,
CNN Money,
16 Aug. 2025
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People familiar with Prince’s arrival say he was introduced in Haiti by Reuven Bigio, the CEO of the GB Group, a firm founded by Gilbert Bigio, an uber rich Haitian businessman who was sanctioned by Canada in 2022 along with other prominent members of the economic elite.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
15 Aug. 2025
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Available merchants Affirm has more than 245,000 merchants, including Amazon, Peloton, Adidas and Target.—
Maya Benjamin,
CNBC,
8 Aug. 2025
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The streets belonged as much to students, feminists, merchants, liberals, and industrial workers as to clerics.—
Daniel Immerwahr,
New Yorker,
4 Aug. 2025
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The bitcoin price, which has doubled since this time last year, fell by 5% as traders brace for a September shock following U.S. president Donald Trump dropping a $12.2 trillion bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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As villagers pack their belongings and flee their homes, the calf is sold to cattle traders and begins a journey from Armenia through Iran and Iraqi Kurdistan, crossing ever-shifting borders and communities in flux.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
14 Aug. 2025
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For example, my husband and I are licensed Realtors® serving home buyers and sellers in Western North Carolina.—
Renae Gregoire,
Forbes.com,
12 Aug. 2025
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The Trump administration is weighing selling between 5% and 15% of stock in mortgage buyers Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac in an initial offering that could raise up to $30 billion and be the largest IPO in history, according to the Wall Street Journal.—
Austin Denean,
Baltimore Sun,
12 Aug. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 23 Aug. 2025.
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