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entrepreneur
/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnɝː/A person who starts and manages a risky venture
From O.French, continuing in French entreprendre (to undertake).
from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise ). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. (Middle...
from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise ). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. (Middle...
from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise ). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. (Middle...
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
Word Ancestry
from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise ). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. (Middle...
from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise ). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. (Middle...
from Old French entreprendre "undertake" (see enterprise ). The word first crossed the Channel late 15c. (Middle...
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”)
In medieval French, an entrepreneur was not necessarily building a startup; the person was simply someone who “undertook” a job, a contract, or a project. French formed the noun from entreprendre, “to undertake,” and added -eur, the useful little ending meaning “the person who does it.” English briefly tried the form entreprenour in the late 1400s, then apparently lost interest; the word returned in 1828, this time describing a manager or promoter of a theatrical production. By 1852, it had expanded into the world of business, where risk, money, and opportunity gave the old verb a distinctly modern costume. The memorable core is still there: an entrepreneur is, at heart, someone who takes something on—and then persuades the rest of us to come along.
The Story
In medieval French, an entrepreneur was not necessarily building a startup; the person was simply someone who “undertook” a job, a contract, or a project. French formed the noun from entreprendre, “to undertake,” and added -eur, the useful little ending meaning “the person who does it.” English briefly tried the form entreprenour in the late 1400s, then apparently lost interest; the word returned in 1828, this time describing a manager or promoter of a theatrical production. By 1852, it had expanded into the world of business, where risk, money, and opportunity gave the old verb a distinctly modern costume. The memorable core is still there: an entrepreneur is, at heart, someone who takes something on—and then persuades the rest of us to come along.
Modern Usage
A joking or disparaging label for someone involved in drug dealing, especially when displayed in a social-media bio.
Notable References
- Urban Dictionary entry describing “entrepreneur” as what drug dealers put in their Instagram bio
Kin & Kindred
From 'entreprendre'·to undertake, take on, or manage
Derived Terms
English words from this root
From '-eur'·one who performs an action; agent-forming suffix
Derived Terms
English words from this root
Sources
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