Meaning
businessman, entrepreneur, contractor
In a sentence
Mio zio è un imprenditore nel settore del caffè.
My uncle is an entrepreneur in the coffee business.
Sei diventato imprenditore dopo l'università?
Did you become an entrepreneur after university?
Non è facile essere un imprenditore oggi.
It isn't easy to be an entrepreneur today.
Word forms (2)
| Word | Word forms |
|---|---|
| imprenditore | masculine · singular |
| imprenditori | masculine · plural |
Usage notes
- Use imprenditore for someone who runs or builds a business. For a shopkeeper or trader, commerciante is often more natural.
- For startup contexts, imprenditore and entrepreneur both work in Italian, but entrepreneur sounds more trendy and English-influenced.
- The feminine form is imprenditrice. Don’t use *imprenditore* for a woman unless deliberately using the masculine generically.