спекуля́нт — meaning in English
spekulyant
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English meaning
- speculator noun A person who watches and thinks deeply about something; an observer.
Senses
спекуля́нт is used for these senses in English:
- profiteer (pejorative) One who makes an unreasonable profit not justified by cost or risk, a rent-seeker.
- scalper (US, Canada) One who scalps tickets to popular entertainment events: buying them in advance and then selling them (e.g. online or just outside the venue of the event), often at inflated prices.
- speculator (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.
speculator — full definition
- noun A person who watches and thinks deeply about something; an observer.
- noun A person who develops theories to explain something.
- noun (finance) A person who puts money into risky investments, hoping for large profits.
- noun (sport, informal) Another word for a field goal.
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