Origin: French suffix -eur
Entrepreneur has 2 different meanings across 1 category:
someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
"The entrepreneur organized the new tech startup and assumed all the financial risks if the product failed to launch."
A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.
"The ambitious entrepreneur organized her new tech startup, personally investing her savings to assume the significant financial risks involved."
In plain English: An entrepreneur is someone who starts their own business and takes on financial risks to make money.
"The entrepreneur started her own business selling handmade jewelry online."
Usage: An entrepreneur is someone who starts or runs their own business while taking on most of the financial risks, distinguishing them from employees who work for others without bearing similar liability. This term specifically refers to individuals launching new ventures rather than those managing established companies as managers or executives.
The word entered English from the French entrepreneur, originally meaning "one who undertakes." It comes from the verb entreprendre to take on a task plus the suffix -eur.