as in businessmen
a person who starts a business and is willing to risk loss in order to make money
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Recent Examples of entrepreneurs
The reclassification also presents new opportunities for entrepreneurs.
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Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The program aims to revitalize vacant downtown storefronts — that otherwise may be an eyesore to visitors — by helping local entrepreneurs cover rent to move their businesses into the highly visible spaces.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The firm’s 300 professionals provide legal, lobbying and regulatory services to businesses, entrepreneurs and local governments with particular expertise at the intersection of business, law, and politics.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Resident Charles Krug is credited with making the first Napa Valley wine here in 1858, and within a decade, many other entrepreneurs followed suit.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Patricof created relationships with sports stars, including Durant, via his role in Most Valuable Partner, a TV show where entrepreneurs pitch investment opportunities to sports icons.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Larsen and other entrepreneurs, unnerved by the election of democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York and increasing calls across the US for taxes on wealth, fear that the measure could undo efforts to make San Francisco more business-friendly.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
For entrepreneurs, educators, and content creators who’ve been sitting on a book idea, Youbooks AI Non-Fiction Book Generator offers a shortcut worth knowing about.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Jasmine Arenas, CBS News, 25 Apr. 2026
The program aims to revitalize vacant downtown storefronts — that otherwise may be an eyesore to visitors — by helping local entrepreneurs cover rent to move their businesses into the highly visible spaces.
—Dylan Lysen, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The firm’s 300 professionals provide legal, lobbying and regulatory services to businesses, entrepreneurs and local governments with particular expertise at the intersection of business, law, and politics.
—Stephen Hudak, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
Resident Charles Krug is credited with making the first Napa Valley wine here in 1858, and within a decade, many other entrepreneurs followed suit.
—Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 24 Apr. 2026
Patricof created relationships with sports stars, including Durant, via his role in Most Valuable Partner, a TV show where entrepreneurs pitch investment opportunities to sports icons.
—Justin Birnbaum, Sportico.com, 23 Apr. 2026
Larsen and other entrepreneurs, unnerved by the election of democratic socialist Mayor Zohran Mamdani in New York and increasing calls across the US for taxes on wealth, fear that the measure could undo efforts to make San Francisco more business-friendly.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 23 Apr. 2026
For entrepreneurs, educators, and content creators who’ve been sitting on a book idea, Youbooks AI Non-Fiction Book Generator offers a shortcut worth knowing about.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 Apr. 2026
Huang and other entrepreneurs generously compensated them with salaries, bonuses, and stock options.
—Robertas Bakula, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for entrepreneurs
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Yemen monopolized the coffee trade for around 200 years until Dutch merchants smuggled coffee seeds to Indonesia and began growing plants there.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
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The local cheesemonger, the corner coffee shop, the butchers, the bakers, the wine merchants—they're all within arm’s reach.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 May 2026
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The app began as an aggregator for perpetual futures, a form of derivative popular among crypto traders.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
28 Apr. 2026
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Their rapid growth has also raised concerns over whether traders with privileged information, such as politicians, could improperly profit from world events.—
Rena Rowe,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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Trade-in buyers with negative equity financed $11,164 more than the typical new car buyer.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
15 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Entrepreneurs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/entrepreneurs. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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