as in businessman
a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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Recent Examples of entrepreneur
On February 10, the 83-year-old entrepreneur attended the Tory Burch show, and, per usual, her ’fit was at the top of the fashion game.
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Of course, what tech entrepreneurs deem progress doesn’t always align with more prosaic understandings of the collective good.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Others entrepreneurs are also trying to use the convenience of apps but with the goal of getting users offline as quickly as possible.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
The crew includes Chun Wang of Malta, an entrepreneur who made a fortune in cryptocurrency and an avid adventurer.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
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Alyssa Grabinski, People.com, 13 Feb. 2025
Of course, what tech entrepreneurs deem progress doesn’t always align with more prosaic understandings of the collective good.
—Kyle Chayka, The New Yorker, 12 Feb. 2025
Others entrepreneurs are also trying to use the convenience of apps but with the goal of getting users offline as quickly as possible.
—Emily Burns, WWD, 11 Feb. 2025
The crew includes Chun Wang of Malta, an entrepreneur who made a fortune in cryptocurrency and an avid adventurer.
—Richard Tribou, Orlando Sentinel, 11 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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The investments might have confounded businessmen of an earlier era.—
Jaime Moore-Carrillo,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 Feb. 2025
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An oceanview Newport Coast estate owned by billionaire businessman Paul Merage, inventor of microwave-crisping Hot Pockets turnovers, is on the market for $40 million.—
Sandra Barrera,
Orange County Register,
6 Feb. 2025
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Catherine frequently made off with garments that did not belong to her, stealing coats, dresses, and hats from friends and merchants.—
Mara Bovsun,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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By July, roughly 20% of Temu’s U.S. sales came from those sellers, not merchants based in China, according to e-commerce market research firm Marketplace Pulse.—
Annie Palmer,
CNBC,
6 Feb. 2025
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Nadig made the point that technology has become the great equalizer in the markets: everyone has it, meaning getting an edge on other traders who often have the same or similar technology, is difficult.—
Jason Gewirtz,
CNBC,
14 Feb. 2025
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The company also recorded a 1,000% increase in new traders on its services during the week of the Super Bowl compared with the previous week.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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From 2020 to 2023, buyers in Chicago typically paid more than $500 per square foot for the highest-tier downtown office buildings, according to the authoritative database maintained by CoStar, a commercial real estate information company.—
Fritz Kaegi,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2025
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The Lore and Rodriguez group successfully purchased about 40% of the teams in the deal’s first two payments, but Taylor called the rest of the deal off last March, around the time the third payment was due, claiming the buyers had breached their contract.—
Eben Novy-Williams,
Sportico.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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