Synonyms of entrepreneur

entrepreneur 1 of 2

noun (1)

as in businessman

a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money

Related Words

• businessman
• merchant
• trader
• buyer
• marketer
• purchaser
• trafficker
• dealer
• enterpriser
• seller
• retailer
• peddler
• huckster
• tradesman
• vendor
• shopkeeper
• storekeeper
• hawker
• merchandiser
• hustler
• monopolist
• wholesaler
• distributor
• provider
• supplier
• middleman
• purveyor
• engrosser
• jobber
• provisioner

entrepreneurs

2 of 2

noun (2)

plural of entrepreneur

as in businessmen

a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money

Related Words

• businessmen
• merchants
• traders
• buyers
• marketers
• purchasers
• traffickers
• dealers
• retailers
• enterprisers
• sellers
• tradesmen
• vendors
• peddlers
• shopkeepers
• hawkers
• merchandisers
• storekeepers
• hucksters
• hustlers
• wholesalers
• monopolists
• providers
• suppliers
• distributors
• middlemen
• purveyors
• engrossers
• jobbers
• provisioners

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of entrepreneur

Noun

But entrepreneur and author Daniel Priestley is sounding the alarm on a major job-market shift. —Sydney Lake, Fortune, 19 Mar. 2026

Ahmed, a tech entrepreneur, called for an end to military aid for Israel after its bombing of Gaza and blockade of the region, in response to Hamas killings and kidnappings in Israel. —Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Mar. 2026

Noun

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