Entrepeneur

/ˌɑ̃trəprəˈnɜr/ noun

Definition

A misspelling or alternate spelling of entrepreneur; a person who starts and runs a business.

Etymology

Misspelling influenced by French spelling conventions; see entrepreneur for full etymology.

Kelly Says

This spelling variant shows how English speakers struggle with French loanwords—we've fought over how to spell entrepreneur for 300 years, and even today spell-checkers sometimes disagree!

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