speculator

  • 21speculator — speculate ► VERB 1) form a theory or conjecture without firm evidence. 2) invest in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of financial gain but with the risk of loss. DERIVATIVES speculation noun speculator noun. ORIGIN Latin speculari… …

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  • 22Speculator, New York — Infobox Settlement official name = Speculator, New York settlement type = Village nickname = motto = imagesize = image caption = image |pushpin pushpin label position = pushpin map caption =Location within the state of New York pushpin mapsize =… …

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  • 23Speculator Mine Disaster — On June 8, 1917, a cable was being lowered into the Speculator mine as part of a safety system. At this time, the Butte, Montana copper mines were at full wartime production. When the cable was caught and frayed, a foreman (approximately 2,500… …

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  • 24speculator — noun see speculate …

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  • 25speculator — noun One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principle for the potential of substantial returns …

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  • 26Speculator — A person who trades derivatives, commodities, bonds, equities or currencies with a higher than average risk in return for a higher than average profit potential. Speculators take large risks, especially with respect to anticipating future price… …

    Investment dictionary

  • 27speculator — Synonyms and related words: adventurer, armchair authority, betting ring, bettor, big operator, boneshaker, cardshark, cardsharp, cardsharper, casuist, compulsive gambler, cosmologist, crap shooter, doctrinaire, doctrinarian, gambler, gamester,… …

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  • 28speculator — I (Roget s IV) n. 1. [A stockbroker] Syn. stockholder, venturer, gambler; see businessperson . 2. [An analyst] Syn. theorist, philosopher, experimenter; see critic 2 , examiner . II (Roget s 3 Superthesaurus) n. guesser, theorist, gambler, stock… …

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  • 29SPECULATOR — (спекулянт, биржевик) тот, кто занимается спекуляцииями (биржевыми); …

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  • 30speculator — spec·u·la·tor || spekjÉ™leɪtÉ™ / kjÊŠlÉ™ n. one who buys and sells commodities to profit from fluctuations in their market value, one who engages in any risky business venture in the hope of making large gains …

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