technopreneurn.
/ˌtɛknəʊprəˈnəː/, U.S. /ˈˌtɛknoʊprəˈnʊ(ə)r/, /ˈˌtɛknoʊprəˈnər/ An entrepreneur in a technology-related business or industry, esp. the computer industry.
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society > trade and finance > financial dealings > types of money-dealing > [noun] > speculation > speculator > type of
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technopreneur1987
1987 Economist 10 Oct. 97/1 This book is Mr Sculley's own telling of his transition from sugar-water salesman to technopreneur.
1991 H. Rheingold Virtual Reality iii. xv. 335 VR research also marks the return of the homebrew inventor and technopreneur.
2001 Gleaner (Kingston, Jamaica) 31 Oct. d4/1 The incubation concept is based on an innovative system designed to assist ‘technopreneurs’ in the development of new technology-based firms.
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ˌtechnopreˈneurial adj.
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1998 Asia Computer Weekly (Nexis) 18 May Singapore could achieve the same kind of technopreneurial vibrancy that exists in..Silicon Valley.
2006 M. Toh in L. Taylor External Liberalization Asia xii. 385/1 The..training of research scientists, engineers, and technopreneurial talent.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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