entrepreneur.

A person who starts or develops a venture and takes responsibility for its risks.

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Words that belong together

• social entrepreneur
• successful entrepreneur

On the page

The entrepreneur tested demand before renting a permanent shop.

Usage notes

Primary category: economics / business / social science. Forms: Singular entrepreneur; plural entrepreneurs. Legacy lexical fields mirror sense 1 only. Use numbered sense fields for all meanings. Established modern English lexical item. No separate regional spelling or grammatical inflection entry. Writing functions: analysis, evaluation, business. Commonness: moderately common.