Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

fakepreneur

/ˌfeik.pɹəˈnɝ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: fakepreneur
IPA: /ˌfeik.pɹəˈnɝ/

20

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

1

Syllables

8

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Someone falsely claiming to be an entrepreneur.

Derogatory

Example Sentences

"There's almost no way to fake your way into med school but there are plenty of fakepreneurs."
"However, there's something real entrepreneurs in the beginning of their journey and fakepreneurs have in common: There's absolutely no guarantee that either one will ever succeed."
"Olive Gachara, Founder and CEO Touch Media House has on numerous occasions been referred to as a 'fakepreneur' mostly by people who have had an encounter with her in line of business."

Etymology

Blend of fake + entrepreneur.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˌfeik.pɹəˈnɝ/
British English: /ˌfeik.pɹəˈnɜː/

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

fakepreneurs (plural)

Rhymes With

there were bras d'honneur de rigueur disprefer pastorpreneur rouleur teenpreneur ecopreneur wantrepreneur agripreneur artpreneur seniorpreneur

Questions

How do you pronounce fakepreneur?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˌfeik.pɹəˈnɝ/.
What does fakepreneur mean?: Someone falsely claiming to be an entrepreneur.
Where does fakepreneur come from?: Blend of fake + entrepreneur.

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