Dictionary
en•tre•pre•neur
Pronunciation: (än"tru-pru-nûr', -noor'; Fr. än-tru-pru-nœr'), [key]
—n., pl. -neursPronunciation: (-nûrz', -noorz'; Fr. -nœr'), [key]
—v.
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n.
1. a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
2. an employer of productive labor; contractor.
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v.t.
to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.
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v.i.
to act as an entrepreneur.
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