different between entrepreneur vs technopreneur

English

Etymology

Borrowed from French entrepreneur.

Pronunciation

• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /??n.t??.p???n??/
• (US) IPA^(key): /??n.tr?.pr??n?/, /??n.tr?.pr??n??/

Noun

entrepreneur (plural entrepreneurs)

1. A person who organizes and operates a business venture and assumes much of the associated risk.
2. A person who organizes a risky activity of any kind and acts substantially in the manner of a business entrepreneur.
3. A person who strives for success and takes on risk by starting their own venture, service, etc.

Derived terms

Related terms

• entrepreneuse

Translations

French

Etymology

From entreprendre +? -eur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??.t??.p??.nœ?/

Noun

entrepreneur m (plural entrepreneurs, feminine entrepreneuse)

1. entrepreneur (person who organizes and operates a business venture)

Related terms

• entrepreneuse

Descendants

• ? English: entrepreneur
• ? Spanish: emprendedor (calque)

Further reading

• “entrepreneur” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).

English

Etymology

techno- +? -preneur

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?t?kn??p???n??(?)/, /-?n??(?)/

Noun

technopreneur (plural technopreneurs)

1. (informal) An entrepreneur in the field of technology.
   • 1993, Hsüan-ming Wang, Wang Xuanming, The practice of effective leadership: six strategies for war

     A technopreneur, the author cuts through the fog of highbrow tech-speak and shares in layman terms all you need to know about media and technology...

Translations

Related terms

• technopreneurism
• technopreneurship