social entrepreneur
noun [ C ] uk/ˌsəʊ.ʃəl ɒn.trə.prəˈnɜːr/ us/ˌsoʊ.ʃəl ɑːn.trə.prəˈnɝː/
（开办从事公益性事业的）社会企业人，社会企业家
someone who starts or runs a social enterprise (= an organization that aims to make money in order to serve a useful social purpose)
The fund will support 25 social entrepreneurs to set up projects that will have social benefits for communities. 该基金将支持25名社会企业人开展对社区有社会效益的项目。
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- Operating on a shoestring and aided by the wide reach of the internet, these students are breaking ground as social entrepreneurs.
- Back then, his goal was not to be a high-minded social entrepreneur. He just wanted to reduce employee turnover.
- He's the ultimate social entrepreneur - a guy with a good idea, prepared to start small and stay with it as long as it takes to have a big impact.
- Social entrepreneurs are not running a charity - they can and often do keep some of any profit made for themselves.