French adjective meaning enterprising or daring; describes someone who is willing to undertake ventures.
French from entreprendre (to undertake) + -ant suffix; feminine form is entreprenante.
In French grammar, this word changes based on gender and number, but English borrowed entrepreneur as a single form—we basically gave up on French's whole gender system and just used the masculine as 'neutral,' which French speakers definitely noticed!
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