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
Owens once mused that he’ll probably be remembered for droopy shorts, long T-shirts and funky sneakers — among menswear designs enthusiastically embraced by hype beasts and tech entrepreneurs.
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Prominent Republicans, most notably Texas Senator Ted Cruz, have led the charge, arguing that a patchwork of shoddy state legislation would stunt the AI industry and burden small entrepreneurs.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 June 2025
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2016 by engineers and entrepreneurs with deep roots in AI and machine learning, Plus has always aimed to do things differently.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
In this book, academic and entrepreneur Scott Galloway breaks down four key variables for financial security: discipline, stoicism, time and diversification.
—Dr. Jenny Woo, CNBC, 14 June 2025
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Miles Socha, Footwear News, 25 June 2025
Prominent Republicans, most notably Texas Senator Ted Cruz, have led the charge, arguing that a patchwork of shoddy state legislation would stunt the AI industry and burden small entrepreneurs.
—Andrew R. Chow, Time, 25 June 2025
Founded in Silicon Valley in 2016 by engineers and entrepreneurs with deep roots in AI and machine learning, Plus has always aimed to do things differently.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 25 June 2025
In this book, academic and entrepreneur Scott Galloway breaks down four key variables for financial security: discipline, stoicism, time and diversification.
—Dr. Jenny Woo, CNBC, 14 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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The mullahs aren’t businessmen out to cut a good financial deal.—
Steve Forbes,
Forbes.com,
19 June 2025
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Me now being married, being a businessman, of course, things have changed.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
18 June 2025
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The new offering is designed to plug directly into Fiserv's sprawling global network, which already processes 90 billion transactions a year across 10,000 financial institutions and 6 million merchant locations.—
MacKenzie Sigalos,
CNBC,
23 June 2025
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The capture of this first whaler on June 22 inaugurated the Shenandoah’s most spectacular run, unlike any the raider had enjoyed during its eight months seeking out and destroying Union merchant vessels.—
Francine Uenuma,
Smithsonian Magazine,
23 June 2025
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Thinking like a trader makes the message clear: the market doesn’t pay premiums for long.—
John Walkup,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Hotel stocks — Hotel and resort stocks declined as traders weighed the outlook for diminished travel demand following Israel's strike on Iran.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
13 June 2025
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What To Know The current state of the market may benefit buyers rather than sellers as active U.S. listings last month reached a five-year high, according to data reported by real estate brokerage Redfin on Monday.—
Nick Mordowanec,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 June 2025
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The company currently has 8 million active sellers and 95 million active buyers. 5.—
Joe Camberato,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 30 Jun. 2025.
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