Meaning of entrepreneur | Babel Free
ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜːDefinitions
- A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
- A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
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A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario. archaic
- A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario
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A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between. figuratively, rare, sometimes
- A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between
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A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent. obsolete
- A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent
Equivalents
Examples
“Every rail company worth its salt wanted to connect with London. Interestingly, it was largely that way around - provincial entrepreneurs wanting to connect with the capital, rather than London capitalists seeking to spread outwards.”
“Chicago, it was, by way of compensation, beginning to take on the cosmopolitan cast of culture that it has worn ever since, as entrepreneur between the Old World and the New.”
CEFR level
C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
See also
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