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
Known for being one of the world's wealthiest and most influential individuals, the billionaire tech entrepreneur has been married, divorced, and shares 12 children with three different women.
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Since 2021, the Japanese designer, DJ, record producer and entrepreneur has been the creative director at Kenzo, which like Vuitton is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The authorities could create a larger financial cushion by issuing war bonds that entrepreneurs and households are obliged to buy.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Often, Battelle says, the rejections weren’t personal—the quota of VCs or entrepreneurs already might have been reached by the time someone signed up, for example.
—Grace Huckins, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
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Kristen Waggoner, Newsweek, 21 Jan. 2025
Since 2021, the Japanese designer, DJ, record producer and entrepreneur has been the creative director at Kenzo, which like Vuitton is owned by luxury conglomerate LVMH Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton.
—Joelle Diderich, WWD, 21 Jan. 2025
The authorities could create a larger financial cushion by issuing war bonds that entrepreneurs and households are obliged to buy.
—Alexandra Prokopenko, Foreign Affairs, 21 Jan. 2025
Often, Battelle says, the rejections weren’t personal—the quota of VCs or entrepreneurs already might have been reached by the time someone signed up, for example.
—Grace Huckins, Robb Report, 20 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneur
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Many pro-Union businessmen and residents fled Westport for more friendly environs such as St. Joseph or Leavenworth.—
Dan Kelly,
Kansas City Star,
26 Jan. 2025
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What if Kobe Bryant were now a 46-year-old businessman and filmmaker and author and philanthropist living in Newport and wielding influence all over Los Angeles, what would that look like?—
Bill Plaschke,
Los Angeles Times,
26 Jan. 2025
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To further secure financial transactions, a third-party merchant handles card processing, while AWS manages physical security under the SOC3 assessment.—
Chris Gallagher,
USA TODAY,
16 Jan. 2025
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During the 1985 Christmas season, a coal merchant in an Irish village makes a troubling discovery.—
The California Independent Booksellers Alliance,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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Bitcoin and crypto prices have swung wildly this week as traders brace for U.S. president Donald Trump to drop a bitcoin price bombshell.—
Billy Bambrough,
Forbes,
23 Jan. 2025
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According to Politico, Lighthizer would have been interested in the jobs of Treasury or Commerce Secretary, but those positions had gone to Wall Street insiders: the currency trader Scott Bessent got Treasury, and Commerce went to the major cryptocurrency investor Howard Lutnick.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
The New Yorker,
23 Jan. 2025
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On distribution, apart from the more relevant new launches, buyers are moving ever more into non-exclusive deals, says Olzanski.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
20 Jan. 2025
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The places that ranked the hottest tend to be medium-sized cities with lower-than-average home prices, suggesting that buyers are seeking out cheaper homes amid rising prices.—
Mike Winters,
CNBC,
20 Jan. 2025
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“Entrepreneur.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneur. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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