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entrepreneur definition

entre·pre·neur (än′trə prə nʉr′, -no̵or′, -nyo̵or′)

noun

a person who organizes and manages a business undertaking, assuming the risk for the sake of the profit

Etymology: Fr < OFr entreprendre: see enterprise

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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