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Speculator

Speculator Meaning & Definition
Speculator Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Speculator?

[n] someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
[n] someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

Synonyms | Synonyms for Speculator: plunger

Related Terms | Find terms related to Speculator:

See Also | adventurer | gambler | hedger | intellect | intellectual | operator | scalper | venture capitalist | venturer

Speculator In Webster's Dictionary

\Spec"u*la`tor\, n. [L., a spy, explorer, investigator: cf. F. sp['e]culateur.] One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. (b) One who forms theories; a theorist. A speculator who had dared to affirm that the human soul is by nature mortal. --Macaulay. (c) (Com.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.

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