adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
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Pronunciation
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Canada, dialectal:/ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝ.i.əl/of the US
Australian:/ˌɔn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜː.ɹi.əl/
CMU ARPABET:AA2 N T R AH0 P R AH0 N ER1 IY0 AH0 L
Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
1
adj
Meaning 1
Having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
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adjective
Meaning 2
of or relating to an entrepreneur
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
entrepreneurial risks
Meaning relationships
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3
adjective satellite
Meaning 3
willing to take risks in order to make a profit
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Meaning relationships
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History
Etymology
Etymology tree English entrepreneur Proto-Indo-European *h2el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisder. Old French -ialder. Middle English -ial English -ial English entrepreneurial From entrepreneur + -ial.
Across languages
Translations
11 source translations are retained for this English entry.
French:
entreprenant
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
French:
entrepreneur
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
French:
entrepreneurial
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
German:
unternehmerisch
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
Italian:
imprenditoriale
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
Māori:
rakahinonga
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
Polish:
przedsiębiorczy
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
Russian:
предпринима́тельский
(predprinimátelʹskij)
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
Spanish:
emprendedor
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
Spanish:
emprendiente
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
Swedish:
entreprenöriell
— having the spirit, attitude or qualities of an entrepreneur; enterprising
