# entrepreneur

> English word · Noun · IPA /ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː/ · frequency rank #7,219

## Definitions
1. A person who sets up a business; generally, a person who owns and manages a business and assumes its financial risks.
2. A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario.
3. A person who serves as an intermediary; a middleman; a go-between.
4. A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent.

## Etymology
Borrowed from French entrepreneur (“one who undertakes or manages”), from Middle French entrepreneur, from entreprendre (“to undertake”) + -eur.

## Common misspellings (18)
`enntrepreneur`, `enrtepreneur`, `enterpreneur`, `entreperneur`, `entreppreneur`, `entrepreenur`, `entrepreneru`, `entrepreneurr`, `entreprenneur`, `entreprenuer`, `entreprneeur`, `entreprreneur`, `entrerpeneur`, `entrpereneur`, `entrrepreneur`, `enttrepreneur`, `etnrepreneur`, `netrepreneur`

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/entrepreneur