different between gambler vs entrepreneur

English

Etymology

gamble +? -er

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -æmbl?(r)

Noun

gambler (plural gamblers)

1. One who plays at a game of chance, who gambles.
2. One who takes significant risks.

Derived terms

• amber gambler

Translations

Anagrams

• Gambrel, gambrel

French

Etymology

Borrowed from English gamble.

Verb

gambler

1. (Louisiana) to gamble

Conjugation

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).