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entrepreneurs

NOUN

person who starts a business alone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator contractor executive manager producer

STRONG

backer businessperson founder industrialist organizer promoter

WEAK

impresario

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee

Example Sentences

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Several of California’s leading tech entrepreneurs have reportedly already left.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 5, 2026

The night before Fort's April launch, a pair of entrepreneurs appeared on US reality TV programme Shark Tank to pitch their own unique solution: HiberTec Homes, built on hydraulics that can disappear underground in minutes.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

While five of the winning institutions are run by luxury hotel groups and other major businesses, the Royal Champagne Hotel & Spa in Champillon was founded by American entrepreneurs Denise Dupre and Mark Nunnelly.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

They’ve come to this retreat because they’re interested in being entrepreneurs.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 1, 2026

Unlike Western cities, Tiwanaku had no markets—no bazaars full of shouting, bargaining, conniving entrepreneurs; no street displays of produce, pottery, and plonk; no jugglers and mimes trying to attract crowds; no pickpockets.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann