entrepreneur
/ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/
Word Rarity
Rare
Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.99 in modern English
14
Scrabble Score
12
Letters
4
Syllables
6
Unique Chars
Meaning
noun
A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
noun
A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.
Archaic
noun
A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between.
Example Sentences
- "Every rail company worth its salt wanted to connect with London. Interestingly, it was largely that way around - provincial entrepreneurs wanting to connect with the capital, rather than London capitalists seeking to spread outwards."
- "Chicago, it was, by way of compensation, beginning to take on the cosmopolitan cast of culture that it has worn ever since, as entrepreneur between the Old World and the New."
Etymology
Borrowed from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”), from Middle French entrepreneur, from entreprendre (“to undertake”) + -eur.
Origin
Word Breakdown
- Root: entrepreneur
Regional Pronunciation
- American English: /ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/
- British English: /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/