[ɛm.pre̝.ˈsa.ɾjo]

Definitions

1. noun

A businessperson or entrepreneur, especially one who is ambitious and skilled at promoting or organizing business ventures.

“The empresario behind the new startup has been making waves in the tech industry with their innovative ideas.”

2. noun

In 18th-century Mexico, a landowner or merchant who was granted a large tract of land by the Spanish crown in exchange for providing settlers and defending the territory.

“The empresario system played a significant role in the colonization of Texas.”