entrepreneur
noun
[ ˌɒntrəprəˈnəː ]
• a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks in the hope of profit.
• "many entrepreneurs see potential in this market"
Similar:
businessman,
businesswoman,
business person,
business executive,
enterpriser,
speculator,
tycoon,
magnate,
dealer,
trader,
buyer and seller,
merchant,
commercial intermediary,
intermediary,
middleman,
promoter,
impresario,
wheeler-dealer,
mogul,
big shot,
bigwig,
whizz-kid,
mover and shaker,
go-getter,
high-flyer,
hustler,
Origin:
mid 18th century (denoting a person who undertakes a project): from French, from entreprendre ‘undertake’ (see enterprise).
