Definition of Speculator

1. Noun. Someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts.

Generic synonyms: Thinker
Derivative terms: Speculate, Speculate

2. Noun. Someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains.
Exact synonyms: Plunger
Generic synonyms: Adventurer, Venturer, Gambler
Specialized synonyms: Hedger, Operator, Scalper, Venture Capitalist
Derivative terms: Speculate

Definition of Speculator

1. n. One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.

Definition of Speculator

1. Noun. (business finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principle for the potential of substantial returns. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Speculator

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Speculator

speculates
speculating
speculation
speculations
speculatist
speculatists
speculative
speculative damages
speculative fiction
speculative fictions
speculative philosophies
speculative philosophy
speculatively
speculativeness
speculativity
speculator (current term)
speculatorial
speculators
speculatory
speculist
speculists
speculoos
speculum
speculum forceps
speculums
sped
spede
spee
speech
speech-endowed

Literary usage of Speculator

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1907)
"Services of the speculator to commerce. — The class of speculators has grown up in the course of the century, to assume such risks. ..."

2. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1907)
"Services of the speculator to commerce. — The class of speculators has grown up in the course of the century, to assume such risks. ..."

3. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1914)
"Services of the, speculator to commerce. — The class of speculators has grown up in the course of the century, to assume such risks. ..."

4. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1914)
"Services of the speculator to commerce. — The class of speculators has grown up in the course of the century, to assume such risks. ..."

5. A History of Commerce by Clive Day (1907)
"Services of the speculator to commerce. — The class of speculators has grown up in the course of the century, to assume such risks. ..."

6. The Third Power: Farmers to the Front by James Andrew Everitt (1903)
"THE WILEY speculator. In Frank Norris's great novel, "The Pit," is this: "They call it buying and selling, down there in "La Salle Street. ..."

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