/
ˌɒntrəprəˈnəː/
n.
a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
Derivative
- entrepreneurial
/-ˈn(j)əːrɪəl, -ˈnjʊərɪəl/
adj. - entrepreneurialism n.
- entrepreneurially adv.
- entrepreneurism n.
- entrepreneurship n.
Etymology
C19 (denoting the director of a musical institution): from Fr., from entreprendre (see enterprise).