Source: The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Entrepreneur \En`tre*pre*neur"\, n. [F. See Enterprise.]
(Polit. Econ.)
One who takes the initiative to create a product or establish
a business for profit; generally, whoever undertakes on his
own account an enterprise in which others are employed and
risks are taken. --F. A. Walker.
[1913 Webster +PJC]