as in businessmen
a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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Recent Examples of entrepreneurs
A stone's throw from the Basilica of Santa Maria delle Grazie, in a historic building on Corso Magenta, this 484-square-foot Milan apartment tells the story of a family of Sicilian entrepreneurs.
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Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2026
The two moms and entrepreneurs behind it are busting out of their current warehouse.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
There is a community board inside Se7enbites, a space where, for years, local businesses posted their cards and event notices, as the Milk District and Orlando’s many neighborhoods beyond tend to be places where entrepreneurs hold one another up.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Jorge Astorquiza, a Cuban-American chemist by trade and the co-owner of a Florida food production company founded in the 1970s, sees Havana’s latest outreach to entrepreneurs like him as a sign of desperation.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The money has helped launch defense and aerospace startups across Southern California founded by SpaceX alumni and other entrepreneurs.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The entrepreneurs behind Chicago Bath House and Chicago Sweatlodge want to bring a Russian-style sauna/bath house, and restaurant, to a vacant two-story Third Ward warehouse.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Some entrepreneurs choose to open a free checking account online to track transactions and payments more easily.
—Matthew Kayser, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Here’s a deeper look at some of the women entrepreneurs that have made their mark.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Ludovica Stevan, Architectural Digest, 22 Mar. 2026
The two moms and entrepreneurs behind it are busting out of their current warehouse.
—Susan-Elizabeth Littlefield, CBS News, 22 Mar. 2026
There is a community board inside Se7enbites, a space where, for years, local businesses posted their cards and event notices, as the Milk District and Orlando’s many neighborhoods beyond tend to be places where entrepreneurs hold one another up.
—Amy Drew Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 22 Mar. 2026
Jorge Astorquiza, a Cuban-American chemist by trade and the co-owner of a Florida food production company founded in the 1970s, sees Havana’s latest outreach to entrepreneurs like him as a sign of desperation.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 21 Mar. 2026
The money has helped launch defense and aerospace startups across Southern California founded by SpaceX alumni and other entrepreneurs.
—Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The entrepreneurs behind Chicago Bath House and Chicago Sweatlodge want to bring a Russian-style sauna/bath house, and restaurant, to a vacant two-story Third Ward warehouse.
—Hannah Kirby, jsonline.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Some entrepreneurs choose to open a free checking account online to track transactions and payments more easily.
—Matthew Kayser, AZCentral.com, 18 Mar. 2026
Here’s a deeper look at some of the women entrepreneurs that have made their mark.
—Metro Creative Services, Boston Herald, 15 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneurs
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And more recently, federal raids hit merchants and their customers.—
Steve Lopez,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Mar. 2026
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Scammers can then run additional transactions using the same card details, sometimes across different merchants or terminals.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
28 Mar. 2026
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Maintaining this position required cutting out the powerful coastal Nigerian traders who had served as middlemen between the British merchants and the hinterland producers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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As options traders, our playbook right now should be strictly focused on keeping trading volume low, reducing capital exposure, and pushing expiration dates further out to give our setups room to breathe.—
Nishant Pant,
CNBC,
24 Mar. 2026
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Trade-in buyers with negative equity financed $11,164 more than the typical new car buyer.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Entrepreneurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneurs. Accessed 29 Mar. 2026.
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