entrepreneur, enterpriser
(noun) someone who organizes a business venture and assumes the risk for it
Source: WordNet® 3.1
entrepreneur (plural entrepreneurs)
A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.
A person who organizes a risky activity of any kind and acts substantially in the manner of a business entrepreneur.
A person who strives for success and takes on risk by starting their own venture, service, etc.
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Source: Wiktionary
En`tre*pre*neur", n. Etym: [F. See Enterprise.] (Polit. Econ.)
Definition: One who creates a product on his own account; whoever undertakes on his own account an industrial enterprise in which workmen are employed. F. A. Walker.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
25 November 2024
(noun) infestation with slender threadlike roundworms (filaria) deposited under the skin by the bite of black fleas; when the eyes are involved it can result in blindness; common in Africa and tropical America
The Boston Tea Party helped popularize coffee in America. The hefty tea tax imposed on the colonies in 1773 resulted in America switching from tea to coffee. In the lead up to the Revolutionary War, it became patriotic to sip java instead of tea. The Civil War made the drink more pervasive. Coffee helped energize tired troops, and drinking it became an expression of freedom.
