nounUpper-intermediate

entrepreneur

US

/ˌɑːn.trə.prəˈnɝː/

UK

/ˌɒn.trə.prəˈnɜː/

Meaning

A person who starts and runs a business, taking risks to develop an idea or opportunity.

ऐसा व्यक्ति जो अपना व्यवसाय शुरू करता है और जोखिम उठाकर अपने विचार या अवसर को आगे बढ़ाता है।

Examples

“The entrepreneur turned a small online shop into a successful business.”

turn something intobusiness context

“As an entrepreneur, Maya had to find customers and manage her costs.”

as an entrepreneurwork responsibilities

“His entrepreneurial spirit encouraged him to build a company from scratch.”

entrepreneurial spiritbuild something from scratch

Useful patterns

become an entrepreneurentrepreneur who + verbentrepreneur in + industrysuccessful or social entrepreneur

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Word family

entrepreneurship(noun)
entrepreneurial(adjective)

Common collocations

successful entrepreneursocial entrepreneuryoung entrepreneurbecome an entrepreneurentrepreneurial spiritentrepreneurial skills

Common mistakes

Not natural: She wants to become entrepreneur.

Better: She wants to become an entrepreneur.

Entrepreneur is a singular countable noun, so it needs an article such as “an.”

Entrepreneur एक गिनने योग्य एकवचन noun है, इसलिए इसके पहले “an” लगाना ज़रूरी है।

Not natural: He made an entrepreneur after college.

Better: He became an entrepreneur after college.

Use “become” for taking on this role; “make an entrepreneur” does not express that meaning naturally.

यह भूमिका अपनाने के लिए “became” कहें; “made an entrepreneur” इस अर्थ में स्वाभाविक नहीं है।

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Synonyms

Words with similar meaning

business ownerbusinesspersonfounderstartup founder

Learner tip

An entrepreneur starts and develops a business; the word describes a person, while entrepreneurship describes the activity.

Entrepreneur व्यवसाय शुरू करने और बढ़ाने वाले व्यक्ति को कहते हैं; entrepreneurship उस काम या गतिविधि का नाम है।

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Who is most likely to be called an entrepreneur?

किसे entrepreneur कहना सबसे सही होगा?