entrepreneusen.
/ˌɒntrəprəˈnəːz/, /ˌɒ̃trəprəˈnəːz/, /ˌɑːntrəprəˈnəːz/, U.S. /ˌɑntrəprəˈnuz/, /ˌɑntrəprəˈnəz/ Originally in French contexts: a female entrepreneur (in various senses of entrepreneur n.).
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > speculator
adventurer1466
venturer1530
underwriter1616
entrepreneur1762
speculator1778
speculatist1812
operator1828
entrepreneuse1836
boomster1879
boomer1883
1836 World of Fashion May 103/2 The theatre has been uncommonly well attended since the opening, and we wish the spirited entrepreneuse every success.
1890 Truth 14 Apr. 335 Our entrepreneuse occasionally finds herself borne into a position of prominence.
1942 C. Beaton Diary 8 Aug. in Self Portrait with Friends (1979) xiii. 107 The small party, under the aegis of such a brilliant entrepreneuse , soon acquired its own impetus.
1994 Gazette (Montreal) (Nexis) 6 Apr. d1 There's a new breed of entrepreneuses in this city, innovative, industrious, hell-bent on quality.
2008 C. Plummer In Spite of Myself (2009) 62 As an entrepreneuse and rallier of spirits..she was splendid.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2018; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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