micro-entrepreneurn.
/ˌmʌɪkrəʊˌɒntrəprəˈnəː/, /ˈmʌɪkrəʊˌɒntrəprəˌnəː/, U.S. /ˌmaɪkroʊˌɑntrəprəˈn(j)ʊ(ə)r/, /ˈmaɪkroʊˌɑntrəprəˌn(j)ʊ(ə)r/; see also entrepreneur n. Chiefly North American.
A person who sets up or runs a small business. Cf. microenterprise n.
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1987 Washington Post (Nexis) 29 June 41/1 ‘Micro-entrepreneurs’ include street vendors, carpenters, seamstresses, and traders.
1991 Economist 21 Dec. 78/2 President Cesar Gaviria has put his weight behind a plan to train at least 144,000 micro-entrepreneurs.
1994 U.S. News & World Rep. 31 Jan. 12/1 (advt.) They're cobblers and carpenters. Bakers and dressmakers. Throughout Latin America and in the United States, these ‘micro-entrepreneurs’ are working hard for their survival.
1999 N.Y. Times 22 Jan. a26/5 The bipartisan program for investment in micro-entrepreneurs bill calls for $105 million over four years.
This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, December 2001; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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