— entrepreneurial , adj. — entrepreneurially , adv. — entrepreneurialism, entrepreneurism , n. — entrepreneurship , n.
/ahn'treuh preuh nerr", -noor"/ ; Fr. /ahonn trddeuh prddeuh nuerdd"/ , n. , pl. entrepreneurs /-nerrz", -noorz"/ ; Fr. /-nuerdd"/ , v.
n.
1. a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, esp. a business, usually with considerable initiative and risk.
2. an employer of productive labor; contractor.
v.t.
3. to deal with or initiate as an entrepreneur.
v.i.
4. to act as an entrepreneur.
[ 1875-80; entrepren ( dre ) to undertake ( inter- INTER- + prendere to take, var. of prehendere ) + -eur -EUR. See ENTERPRISE ]