| The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language: Fourth Edition. 2000. |
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| SYLLABICATION: | en·tre·pre·neur |
| PRONUNCIATION: | n tr -pr -nûr , -n r |
| NOUN: | A person who organizes, operates, and assumes the risk for a business venture. | | ETYMOLOGY: | French, from Old French, from entreprendre, to undertake. See enterprise. | | OTHER FORMS: | en tre·pre·neur i·al ADJECTIVE en tre·pre·neur i·al·ism, en tre·pre·neur ism NOUN en tre·pre·neur ship NOUN
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