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Norwegian term

gammel grunder

Norwegian to English Social Sciences IT (Information Technology)
Refers to a man who has been "in the business" for many years..is this related to "grunnlegger"?
Proposed translations (English)
4 +1 habitual innovator
5 senior founder
4 +1 veteran entrepreneur

Discussion

silent (asker) Aug 3, 2006:
Full sentence Here is the full sentence:

Men nei, som gammel grunder klarte jeg ikke å vente, og kastet meg fort over det nye.

My (Norwegian) boyfriend says it's more like "innovator" ?? (Would make sense with "det nye" wouldn't it?!

Thanks for your help ;D

N
Don Spade (X) Aug 3, 2006:
Nicole - would you please quote the whole sentence here and reply to this note:-)? It's possible both you and Per may be misunderstanding this.
Don Spade (X) Aug 3, 2006:
"Grunder" or "gründer means founder or originator. "gammel grunder" googles in Norwegian, but as far as I can see only in the context of talking about someone as (for example) "22 år gammel gründer i..." (22 year-old founder of...". Right context?

Proposed translations

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2 hrs
Selected

habitual innovator

I think this may be what you are after.
Peer comment(s):
agree Michele Fauble
7 hrs
Thanks.
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2 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Many thanks for your help ;D"
1 hr

senior founder

No much else to add to Don's explanation...grunder is not a Norwegian word; it's gründer, even if the ü is not a Norwegian character, or the closest equivalent - grunnlegger or initiativtaker.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2006-08-03 13:43:26 GMT)
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"But no - as a founder-type of many years'standing, I couldn't wait, and I pounced on the new stuff without delay."
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+1
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veteran entrepreneur

entrepreneur (n) : organizer or promoter of an enterprise ( Webster's dictionary)
Reference:

http://www.preview.score.org/internet/veteran.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Entrepreneur

Peer comment(s):
agree Vedis Bjørndal : or just 'entrepreneur (må ikke forveksles med norsk 'entreprenør'. Ref. EH/NHH
15 hrs
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