as in businessman
a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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Recent Examples of entrepreneur
Franco Ivorian entrepreneur Frédérique Nanan, who launched Elle Côte d’Ivoire and was its editor in chief, will serve as chief executive and publisher of the new edition.
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Rajiv Sharma, founder and CEO of Knack Systems and a long-time technology entrepreneur, acknowledges the complexity of the entrepreneurial path.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The organization plans to distribute at least another $50,000 in product development grants and will keep working with startups and entrepreneurs to turn product development ideas into prototypes and actual products.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Gordon-Levitt married tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley in 2014.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 14 Feb. 2026
Rajiv Sharma, founder and CEO of Knack Systems and a long-time technology entrepreneur, acknowledges the complexity of the entrepreneurial path.
—Malana Vantyler, USA Today, 13 Feb. 2026
The organization plans to distribute at least another $50,000 in product development grants and will keep working with startups and entrepreneurs to turn product development ideas into prototypes and actual products.
—P.r. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 12 Feb. 2026
Gordon-Levitt married tech entrepreneur Tasha McCauley in 2014.
—Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 31 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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When season two begins, viewers meet a beautiful young Hispanic woman named Luz (Jeannine Mason), who hides on a boat traveling to a remote island, perhaps in the Caribbean, to make a liquor delivery for a wealthy businessman named Richard Helvig.—
Demetrius Patterson,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Feb. 2026
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To Eric Perardi, a successful businessman and part-time coach of the hockey team, who would later become one of the primary victims, Youngblood was fascinating.—
Matthew Bremner,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2026
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Valparaíso colorful houses and civic buildings reflect the diversity of its residents—an international mix of merchants and sailors has occupied the town for hundreds of years.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
15 Feb. 2026
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But guilds of merchants in places like Venice or banking commissions in states like Minnesota eventually set uniform regulations.—
Edward Lotterman,
Twin Cities,
15 Feb. 2026
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Harper and Yasmin, who’s emerged as the series’ co-lead, started out among Pierpoint’s newest hires; by the end of Season 3, the firm had been effectively dissolved, its novice traders scattered to the winds.—
Inkoo Kang,
New Yorker,
9 Feb. 2026
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Stocks futures are lower this morning as traders look ahead to Wednesday's big jobs report and Friday's consumer price index reading.—
Josephine Rozzelle,
CNBC,
9 Feb. 2026
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Most of the outfitter’s locations will remain open while the company looks for a buyer.—
Auzinea Bacon,
CNN Money,
10 Feb. 2026
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The two first met years ago when Kogi was the buyer for United Arrows & Sons, the menswear arm of Japan’s United Arrows department store.—
Samantha Conti,
Footwear News,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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