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speculator

/'spɛkjə,lətər/

Synonyms of speculator Antonyms of speculator Examples of speculator Usage of speculator Parts of speculator Definition that contains speculator Words sounding like speculator Explanation of speculator

noun
someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
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plunger

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gambler adventurer venturer
noun
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
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thinker

Definition that contains speculator

raid an attempt by speculators to defraud investors
operator a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
pyramid (stock market) a series of transactions in which the speculator increases his holdings by using the rising market value of those holdings as margin for further purchases
venture capitalist a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)