entrepreneurs

NOUN

person who starts a business alone

Synonyms

STRONGEST

administrator contractor executive manager producer

STRONG

backer businessperson founder industrialist organizer promoter

WEAK

impresario

Antonyms

STRONGEST

employee

Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

But entrepreneurs don’t capture all the value they create.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 26, 2026

My job as an investor is to help these entrepreneurs find, fund and accelerate their success.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 23, 2026

The project was founded by entrepreneurs Aron D'Souza and Maximilian Martin in 2023 and has attracted backing from prominent investors including billionaire Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jr.

From BBC • May 23, 2026

Russians looking for drone interceptors brushed shoulders with entrepreneurs keen to see the latest industrial cleaning technology at a massive industry expo showcasing China's dominance of the drone industry on Thursday.

From Barron's • May 21, 2026

Professors could only envy the millions pocketed by radio entrepreneurs from the discoveries of those pioneers of electromagnetism Michael Faraday and James Clerk Maxwell, who had claimed no patents and earned nothing.

From "Big Science" by Michael Hiltzik