entrepreneur

/ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/ · noun

Meaning

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.
A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between.
A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent.

Etymology / origin

Borrowed from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”), from Middle French entrepreneur, from entreprendre (“to undertake”) + -eur.

entrepreneur(frm)→
entrepreneur(French)→
entrepreneur (English)
Relations: bor, der

Related words

entrepreneur(French)entrepreneur(frm)

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