as in businessman
a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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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 entrepreneur
Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
As an entrepreneur who managed farming, fertilizer and trucking businesses alongside her husband in rural Michigan, Dee Warner had a reputation for being aggressive.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
Adelys Ferro, a Weston resident and executive director of the political advocacy organization Venezuelan American Caucus, said there are food truck owners, entrepreneurs, nurses, restaurateurs, teachers and delivery people, along with many other business and professional people.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
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Adelys Ferro, a Weston resident and executive director of the political advocacy organization Venezuelan American Caucus, said there are food truck owners, entrepreneurs, nurses, restaurateurs, teachers and delivery people, along with many other business and professional people.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
As an entrepreneur who managed farming, fertilizer and trucking businesses alongside her husband in rural Michigan, Dee Warner had a reputation for being aggressive.
—Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
Noun
For entrepreneurs growing businesses, this would be a big problem.
—Matt Fleming, Oc Register, 11 Jan. 2026
Adelys Ferro, a Weston resident and executive director of the political advocacy organization Venezuelan American Caucus, said there are food truck owners, entrepreneurs, nurses, restaurateurs, teachers and delivery people, along with many other business and professional people.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 10 Jan. 2026
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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