entrepreneur
AHN-truh-pruh-NUR · noun
Origin
Borrowed from French entrepreneur, meaning 'one who undertakes or manages,' from Middle French entrepreneur, itself from entreprendre ('to undertake') plus the agent suffix -eur.
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Journey
The word arrived in English already carrying its French sense of someone who takes on and manages a venture.
Related words
It shares its root with entreprendre, the French verb 'to undertake,' which gave the word its very core meaning.
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