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entreprenerd

UK/ˌɒn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɜːd/US/ˌɑn.tɹə.pɹəˈnɝd/

noun

A person who builds a business around their technical skills or expertise.

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Meanings

nounentreprenerd (plural entreprenerds)

plural entreprenerds

informalA person who builds a business around their technical skills or expertise.
He [Bill Gates] is Jobs's opposite. A virtuoso software engineer with virtually zero charisma, he is the ultimate entreprenerd.
1988 October 24, John Schwartz, “Steve Jobs Comes Back”, in Newsweek

Origin

Blend of entrepreneur + nerd.

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Rhymes & wordplay

Rhymes with entreprenerd

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APA

entreprenerd. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entreprenerd

MLA

“entreprenerd.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entreprenerd. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “entreprenerd,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/entreprenerd.

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