|än.trəp(r)ə|nər, +V -nər., |äⁿ.t-, -nə̄(r, -n(y)u̇(ə)r, -u̇ə noun
( -s )
Etymology: French, from Old French, from entreprendre to undertake + -eur -or — more at enterprise
1. : the organizer of an economic venture ; especially : one who organizes, owns, manages, and assumes the risks of a business
he aimed at … increased opportunities for the small entrepreneur — A.M.Schlesinger b. 1917
2. : one that organizes, promotes, or manages an enterprise or activity of any kind : practitioner , promoter
a doctor or lawyer, who, as an independent entrepreneur , provides service to a client — Bernard Goldstein
an entrepreneur of the theater
alert historical entrepreneurs — J.D.Hicks
the Yankee entrepreneur … who descended on the desolated South to make his fortune — Holiday
3. : one who serves as an intermediary : middleman , go-between
New York is … becoming world-city and entrepreneur between Europe and the American hinterland — Donald Davidson
they are … the entrepreneurs, the links between the businessmen … and the fanatics — Eric Ambler