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entrepreneur.

A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.

12 characters4 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/Received-Pronunciation/ˌɑ̃.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː//ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ/US/ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnʊɚ/US
  1. A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.

  2. A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.

    archaic
  3. A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between.

    figuratively · rare · sometimes
  4. A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent.

    obsolete
Where this word comes from

Borrowed from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”), from Middle French entrepreneur, from entreprendre (“to undertake”) + -eur.

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