SPECULATOR

speculator, plunger

(noun) someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains

speculator

(noun) someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

Source: WordNet® 3.1

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Etymology

Noun

speculator (plural speculators)

One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.

One who forms theories; a theorist.

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

(rugby) synonym of field goal

Anagrams

• copulaters, outparcels, outplacers, peculators

Source: Wiktionary

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Spec"u*la`tor, n. Etym: [L., a spy, explorer, investigator: cf. F. spéculateur.]

Definition: 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.)

Definition: One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition

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