entrepreneurn.

Brit.

/ˌɒntrəprəˈnəː/,

/ˌɒ̃trəprəˈnəː/,

/ˌɑːntrəprəˈnəː/, U.S.

/ˈˌɑntrəprəˈˌn(j)ʊ(ə)r/,

/ˈˌɑntrəprəˈˌnər/

Forms: 1700s– entrepreneur, 1900s enterprenner (nonstandard), 1900s– enterpreneur (nonstandard).

Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French entrepreneur.

Etymology: < French entrepreneur person who owns and manages a business (1761 in the passage translated in quot. 1762; 1611 in Cotgrave in sense ‘person who undertakes a project, e.g. the construction of a building’), person who organizes concerts or other entertainments (1770 or earlier), person who manages an artist or performer (first attested slightly later than in English: 1858 or earlier), specific sense developments of entrepreneur person who undertakes something (see entreprenour n.).

1. A person who owns and manages a business, bearing the financial risks of the enterprise; (now) spec. a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks.

ΘΚΠ

society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > speculator

adventurer1466

venturer1530

underwriter1616

entrepreneur1762

speculator1778

speculatist1812

operator1828

entrepreneuse1836

boomster1879

boomer1883

1762 tr. Frederick II of Prussia Mil. Instr. Pref. 10 These Entrepreneurs should never be employed but in cases of absolute necessity; for in general they..enhance the price of provisions, and sell them as dear as they possibly can.

1852 T. Carlyle Let. 15 Sept. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xx. 107 A public set of rooms—Kursaal they call such things, finer than some palaces, all supported by gambling, all built by one French gambling entrepreneur.

1883 F. A. Walker Polit. Econ. vi. xi. 432 The state as capitalist is at no small disadvantage; as entrepreneur, that disadvantage is vastly aggravated.

1920 Economist 22 May 1044/1 There is reason to believe that the establishment of the iron and steel industry upon a comprehensive scale would prove not only agreeable to the authorities, but would, in a few years, be very remunerative to the entrepreneurs.

1930 J. M. Keynes Treat. Money I. ix. 124 The individuals who perform entrepreneur functions.

1959 J. Braine Vodi viii. 123 Tom's father looked every inch the successful entrepreneur.

1981 J. Monaco How to read Film (rev. ed.) v. 412 Atlanta entrepreneur Ted Turner's successful local Channel 17 became the first ‘Superstation’.

2015 Maclean's (Toronto) 24 Aug. 30/2 The party would encourage clean tech and commit more early-stage financing to Canadian entrepreneurs.

a. A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario. Now rare.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > impresario

undertaker1711

impresario1746

entrepreneur1800

society > leisure > the arts > music > study or science of music > music scholar > [noun] > entrepreneur

entrepreneur1800

1800 Times 25 Mar. A most brilliant ball was likewise given for the benefit of the armies... Citizen Garchy, the Entrepreneur, had spared nothing to excel in pomp and superfluity.

1828 J. Ebers Seven Years King's Theatre iv. 115 The payment of the benefit expenses by the unfortunate entrepreneur. A manager is..an animal whom it is supposed lawful and commendable to bleed at every vein.

1882 Musical Times Feb. 108/1 Mr... begs to inform Projectors of Concerts, Secretaries of Institutions, and Entrepreneurs generally.

1932 Illustr. London News 3 Dec. 896/1 Our theatre has suffered severely from a breed of unintelligent amateur entrepreneurs.

1973 Punch 3 Jan. 29/1 An interminable musical called Man of La Mancha, whose insufferable intellectual pretensions had intimidated the entrepreneurs into depriving audiences of the relief of an intermission.

†b. A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent. Obsolete.

ΘΚΠ

society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > theatrical agency > agent

agent1825

theatrical agent1825

entrepreneur1851

ten per center1902

booker1935

1851 C. G. Rosenberg Jenny Lind in Amer. 140 The broad wharves..were crowded with persons who were evidently awaiting the arrival of Jenny Lind and her entrepreneur, Mr. Barnum.

1871 J. C. Young Mem. C. M. Young I. vi. 208 The great violinist [sc. Paganini] has shut himself up in close confinement since his arrival in this country, and refused to receive any one but his entrepreneur and his dentist.

1887 Art Amateur 17 116/1 Once more Munkacsy holds sway... This time it is ‘Christ on Calvary’ that his entrepreneur, Mr. Sedelmeyer, offers as the great religious picture of the age.

Derivatives

ˌentrepreˈneuring adj. and n. (a) adj. entrepreneurial; (b) n. the activity or work of an entrepreneur.

ΚΠ

1929 Mag. Business July 98/3 The entrepreneuring ability of American executives is unquestioned.

1931 Washington Post 5 Apr. a4/2 Mr. Marshall and one of his remote adventures in entrepreneuring.

1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Mar. (Insert) 6A/1 (advt.) Virtually unheard of 20 years ago, courses of study in entrepreneuring are being offered at 417 universities from Harvard to small Babson College.

2015 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 29 Jan. 46 Entrepreneuring schoolchildren have turned £10 into £118 in just 24 hours.

ˌentrepreˈneurism n. attitudes or behaviour characteristic of an entrepreneur or entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship.

ΚΠ

1902 Advisor Aug. 60/1 Adam Smith..asserts that four forces enter into the production of riches—Capital, Labor, Rent, and Entrepreneurism.

1974 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 45 620 The accepted autonomy of the faculty makes entrepreneurism much more common.

2012 K. Kwarteng et al. Britannia Unchained vi. 112 The start-ups of Silicon Roundabout show the spirit of entrepreneurism still lives on.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022).

单词	entrepreneur
释义	entrepreneurn. Brit. /ˌɒntrəprəˈnəː/, /ˌɒ̃trəprəˈnəː/, /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnəː/, U.S. /ˈˌɑntrəprəˈˌn(j)ʊ(ə)r/, /ˈˌɑntrəprəˈˌnər/ Forms: 1700s– entrepreneur, 1900s enterprenner (nonstandard), 1900s– enterpreneur (nonstandard). Origin: A borrowing from French. Etymon: French entrepreneur. Etymology: < French entrepreneur person who owns and manages a business (1761 in the passage translated in quot. 1762; 1611 in Cotgrave in sense ‘person who undertakes a project, e.g. the construction of a building’), person who organizes concerts or other entertainments (1770 or earlier), person who manages an artist or performer (first attested slightly later than in English: 1858 or earlier), specific sense developments of entrepreneur person who undertakes something (see entreprenour n.). 1. A person who owns and manages a business, bearing the financial risks of the enterprise; (now) spec. a person who sets up a business or businesses, taking on financial risks. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > speculator adventurer1466 venturer1530 underwriter1616 entrepreneur1762 speculator1778 speculatist1812 operator1828 entrepreneuse1836 boomster1879 boomer1883 1762 tr. Frederick II of Prussia Mil. Instr. Pref. 10 These Entrepreneurs should never be employed but in cases of absolute necessity; for in general they..enhance the price of provisions, and sell them as dear as they possibly can. 1852 T. Carlyle Let. 15 Sept. in J. A. Froude T. Carlyle: Life in London (1884) II. xx. 107 A public set of rooms—Kursaal they call such things, finer than some palaces, all supported by gambling, all built by one French gambling entrepreneur. 1883 F. A. Walker Polit. Econ. vi. xi. 432 The state as capitalist is at no small disadvantage; as entrepreneur, that disadvantage is vastly aggravated. 1920 Economist 22 May 1044/1 There is reason to believe that the establishment of the iron and steel industry upon a comprehensive scale would prove not only agreeable to the authorities, but would, in a few years, be very remunerative to the entrepreneurs. 1930 J. M. Keynes Treat. Money I. ix. 124 The individuals who perform entrepreneur functions. 1959 J. Braine Vodi viii. 123 Tom's father looked every inch the successful entrepreneur. 1981 J. Monaco How to read Film (rev. ed.) v. 412 Atlanta entrepreneur Ted Turner's successful local Channel 17 became the first ‘Superstation’. 2015 Maclean's (Toronto) 24 Aug. 30/2 The party would encourage clean tech and commit more early-stage financing to Canadian entrepreneurs. 2. a. A person who organizes concerts, plays, or other entertainments; the manager of a theatre or similar venue; an impresario. Now rare. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > [noun] > impresario undertaker1711 impresario1746 entrepreneur1800 society > leisure > the arts > music > study or science of music > music scholar > [noun] > entrepreneur entrepreneur1800 1800 Times 25 Mar. A most brilliant ball was likewise given for the benefit of the armies... Citizen Garchy, the Entrepreneur, had spared nothing to excel in pomp and superfluity. 1828 J. Ebers Seven Years King's Theatre iv. 115 The payment of the benefit expenses by the unfortunate entrepreneur. A manager is..an animal whom it is supposed lawful and commendable to bleed at every vein. 1882 Musical Times Feb. 108/1 Mr... begs to inform Projectors of Concerts, Secretaries of Institutions, and Entrepreneurs generally. 1932 Illustr. London News 3 Dec. 896/1 Our theatre has suffered severely from a breed of unintelligent amateur entrepreneurs. 1973 Punch 3 Jan. 29/1 An interminable musical called Man of La Mancha, whose insufferable intellectual pretensions had intimidated the entrepreneurs into depriving audiences of the relief of an intermission. †b. A person who manages an artist or performer; an agent. Obsolete. ΘΚΠ society > leisure > the arts > performance arts > the theatre or the stage > [noun] > theatrical agency > agent agent1825 theatrical agent1825 entrepreneur1851 ten per center1902 booker1935 1851 C. G. Rosenberg Jenny Lind in Amer. 140 The broad wharves..were crowded with persons who were evidently awaiting the arrival of Jenny Lind and her entrepreneur, Mr. Barnum. 1871 J. C. Young Mem. C. M. Young I. vi. 208 The great violinist [sc. Paganini] has shut himself up in close confinement since his arrival in this country, and refused to receive any one but his entrepreneur and his dentist. 1887 Art Amateur 17 116/1 Once more Munkacsy holds sway... This time it is ‘Christ on Calvary’ that his entrepreneur, Mr. Sedelmeyer, offers as the great religious picture of the age. Derivatives ˌentrepreˈneuring adj. and n. (a) adj. entrepreneurial; (b) n. the activity or work of an entrepreneur. ΚΠ 1929 Mag. Business July 98/3 The entrepreneuring ability of American executives is unquestioned. 1931 Washington Post 5 Apr. a4/2 Mr. Marshall and one of his remote adventures in entrepreneuring. 1992 N.Y. Times Mag. 22 Mar. (Insert) 6A/1 (advt.) Virtually unheard of 20 years ago, courses of study in entrepreneuring are being offered at 417 universities from Harvard to small Babson College. 2015 South Wales Echo (Nexis) 29 Jan. 46 Entrepreneuring schoolchildren have turned £10 into £118 in just 24 hours. ˌentrepreˈneurism n. attitudes or behaviour characteristic of an entrepreneur or entrepreneurs; entrepreneurship. ΚΠ 1902 Advisor Aug. 60/1 Adam Smith..asserts that four forces enter into the production of riches—Capital, Labor, Rent, and Entrepreneurism. 1974 Jrnl. Higher Educ. 45 620 The accepted autonomy of the faculty makes entrepreneurism much more common. 2012 K. Kwarteng et al. Britannia Unchained vi. 112 The start-ups of Silicon Roundabout show the spirit of entrepreneurism still lives on. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online June 2022). < n.1762
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