emprendedor

Spanish

Etymology

Calque of French entrepreneur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empɾendeˈdoɾ/ [ẽm.pɾẽn̪.d̪eˈð̞oɾ]

Adjective

emprendedor (feminine emprendedora, masculine plural emprendedores, feminine plural emprendedoras)

1. enterprising, plucky

Noun

emprendedor m (plural emprendedores, feminine emprendedora, feminine plural emprendedoras)

1. entrepreneur

   Synonym: empresario

Further reading

• “emprendedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy, 2023 November 28