English Online Dictionary. What means entrepreneur? What does entrepreneur mean?
English
Etymology
Borrowed from French entrepreneur.
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/, /ˌɑ̃.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/
- (US) IPA(key): /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/, /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnʊɚ/
Noun
entrepreneur (plural entrepreneurs)
- A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.
- A person who organizes a risky activity of any kind and acts substantially in the manner of a business entrepreneur.
- A person who strives for success and takes on risk by starting their own venture, service, etc.
Derived terms
Related terms
- entrepreneuse
Translations
References
French
Etymology
From entreprendre + -eur.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ɑ̃.tʁə.pʁə.nœʁ/
Noun
entrepreneur m (plural entrepreneurs, feminine entrepreneuse)
- entrepreneur (person who organizes and operates a business venture)
Related terms
- entrepreneuse
Descendants
- → English: entrepreneur
- → Polish: przedsiębiorca, przedsiębierca (calque)
- → Kashubian: przedsãbiérca
- → Romanian: antreprenor
- → Spanish: emprendedor (calque)
Further reading
- “entrepreneur”, in Trésor de la langue française informatisé [Digitized Treasury of the French Language], 2012.