emprendedor

Spanish

Etymology

From emprender +‎ -dor, a calque of French entrepreneur.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /empɾendeˈdoɾ/ [ẽm.pɾẽn̪.d̪eˈð̞oɾ]
• Rhymes: -oɾ
• Syllabification: em‧pren‧de‧dor

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

Derived terms

• emprendedorismo

 

Further reading

• “emprendedor”, in Diccionario de la lengua española [Dictionary of the Spanish Language] (in Spanish), online version 23.7, Royal Spanish Academy [Spanish: Real Academia Española], 2023 November 28