tenderpreneurn.

Brit.

/ˌtɛndəprəˈnəː/, U.S.

/ˌtɛndərprəˈnʊ(ə)r/, South African English

/ˌtendəprəˈnʊə/

Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: tender n.², tender v.¹, entrepreneur n.

Etymology: Blend of either tender n.² or tender v.¹ and entrepreneur n.Slightly earlier currency of the English word is probably implied by the following examples from Afrikaans texts (apparently quoting from a speech given in English by B. Nzimande):2009 Beeld 15 Sept. 2/1 Blade oor ‘tenderpreneurs’... 'n Nuwe klas ‘tenderpreneurs’ is geskep.2009 Burger (S. Afr.) 15 Sept. 2/1 SAKP eis: Reguleer selfverryking van die nuwe klas ‘tenderpreneurs’... 'n Nuwe klas ‘tenderpreneurs’ is geskep.

South African.

A person who uses his or her political connections to secure government contracts and tenders for personal advantage.

ΚΠ

2009 Business Day (S. Afr.) 25 Sept. 9/3 These entrepreneurs..are the small people with big dreams. They are also not the usual and annoying ‘tenderpreneurs’. This lot..do not see tenders as their salvation.

2010 J. Cargill Trick or Treat iv. 85 Cosatu's Zwelinzima Vavi..earmarked what has become popularly known as ‘tenderpreneurs’ as ‘the new enemy of our movement... It is crass materialism which is the most formidable enemy.’

2014 K. K. Tummala Politics of Preference vi. 196 A small minority of African Blacks turned into tenderpreneurs, getting richer by the use of government contracts.

2015 Sowetan (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Jan. An alliance of corrupt politicians, government officials and tenderpreneurs loot the public purse.

This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	tenderpreneur
释义	tenderpreneurn. Brit. /ˌtɛndəprəˈnəː/, U.S. /ˌtɛndərprəˈnʊ(ə)r/, South African English /ˌtendəprəˈnʊə/ Origin: Formed within English, by blending. Etymons: tender n.², tender v.¹, entrepreneur n. Etymology: Blend of either tender n.² or tender v.¹ and entrepreneur n.Slightly earlier currency of the English word is probably implied by the following examples from Afrikaans texts (apparently quoting from a speech given in English by B. Nzimande):2009 Beeld 15 Sept. 2/1 Blade oor ‘tenderpreneurs’... 'n Nuwe klas ‘tenderpreneurs’ is geskep.2009 Burger (S. Afr.) 15 Sept. 2/1 SAKP eis: Reguleer selfverryking van die nuwe klas ‘tenderpreneurs’... 'n Nuwe klas ‘tenderpreneurs’ is geskep. South African. A person who uses his or her political connections to secure government contracts and tenders for personal advantage. ΚΠ 2009 Business Day (S. Afr.) 25 Sept. 9/3 These entrepreneurs..are the small people with big dreams. They are also not the usual and annoying ‘tenderpreneurs’. This lot..do not see tenders as their salvation. 2010 J. Cargill Trick or Treat iv. 85 Cosatu's Zwelinzima Vavi..earmarked what has become popularly known as ‘tenderpreneurs’ as ‘the new enemy of our movement... It is crass materialism which is the most formidable enemy.’ 2014 K. K. Tummala Politics of Preference vi. 196 A small minority of African Blacks turned into tenderpreneurs, getting richer by the use of government contracts. 2015 Sowetan (S. Afr.) (Nexis) 26 Jan. An alliance of corrupt politicians, government officials and tenderpreneurs loot the public purse. This is a new entry (OED Third Edition, June 2015; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.2009
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