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
Hailing from Bulgaria, Rozaliya became an entrepreneur at a young age, launching modeling and advertising agencies.
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
And Cheryl Porter, the vocal coach and entrepreneur behind the world’s number one vocal training method, who’s built a multi-million dollar global brand with over 45 million followers.
—Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Even the billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban started out with five roommates in a three-bedroom apartment.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The Council of Fashion Designers of America will award A$AP Rocky, the multihyphenated artist, entrepreneur and actor, as the Fashion Icon at the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards, presented by Amazon Fashion.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Gillian Telling, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
And Cheryl Porter, the vocal coach and entrepreneur behind the world’s number one vocal training method, who’s built a multi-million dollar global brand with over 45 million followers.
—Essence, 22 Oct. 2025
Even the billionaire entrepreneur and investor Mark Cuban started out with five roommates in a three-bedroom apartment.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The Council of Fashion Designers of America will award A$AP Rocky, the multihyphenated artist, entrepreneur and actor, as the Fashion Icon at the 2025 CFDA Fashion Awards, presented by Amazon Fashion.
—Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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The building changed hands and mostly sat derelict until 1997 when it was purchased by controversial businessman and political figure Jorge Mas Canosa, whose death two months later left his son, now-billionaire and Inter Miami owner Jorge Mas Santos, to develop it into a center for Cuban heritage.—
Douglas Markowitz,
Miami Herald,
28 Oct. 2025
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By most accounts, Hooch was a fairly respectable businessman, but he was convicted of murder after shooting the popular banker and stealing $20.—
Graham Averill,
Outside,
28 Oct. 2025
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America’s merchant fleet — its civilian ships for carrying cargo and passengers — became the world’s largest, sustaining Allied logistics.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
28 Oct. 2025
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In a blog, Google said the partnership benefits both merchants and consumers.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Oct. 2025
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In this age of discovery, new maritime technologies including the caravel, information tools like the printing press, and changes in the process of loaning money all helped contribute to an upswell of European traders looking for new markets to conquer by force.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
23 Oct. 2025
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This week's comeback, however, is reminiscent of the height of the pandemic, when retail traders took on online message boards such as Reddit's WallStreetBets to coordinate moves behind high-risk, aggressive trades.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
22 Oct. 2025
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With the recent winning streak, Chicago has become a potential buyer ahead of the NFL trade deadline.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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Upon completion, the saddle is shipped to the buyer.—
Ben Coxworth
October 24,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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