Meaning & use
enterpriser
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A person who undertakes a business venture, especially one involving risk and initiative.
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The award recognized her as a bold enterpriser who transformed a small shop into a national chain.
Early American enterprisers built fortunes in railroads and steel.
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Enterpriser is an older, less common English equivalent of the more widely used loanword 'entrepreneur.'
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