Definition of entrepreneur

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en·tre·pre·neur    (ntr-pr-nûr, -nr) KEY  

NOUN:

A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture.

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ETYMOLOGY:
French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake ; see enterprise

OTHER FORMS:
entre·pre·neuri·al (Adjective), entre·pre·neuri·al·ism or entre·pre·neurism (Noun), entre·pre·neurship (Noun)

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