noun
speculator
Speculator (noun) means a person who watches and thinks deeply about something; an observer.
noun
1
A person who watches and thinks deeply about something; an observer.
2
A person who develops theories to explain something.
3
(finance) A person who puts money into risky investments, hoping for large profits.
"He had inherited his not inconsiderable fortune from an American cousin, who had in his time been a successful speculator—a speculator not exactly in crops, which are notoriously kittle-cattle, but in official crop reports."
— Ernest Bramah, Max Carrados Mysteries (1927)
"But it would be very unjust to think of all the Railway Members as speculators and simply out to feather their own nests, not that it is fair to think of George Hudson in this light alone."
— N. Caplan, The Railway Member of Parliament (1960)
4
(sport, informal) Another word for a field goal.
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Etymology
From Latin speculātor (“spy, explorer, investigator”), from speculor (“to watch, to observe”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from specula (“watchtower”), from speciō (“to watch, to observe”), q.v. In some senses, an agent noun formed within English from speculate. Doublet of spectator.
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What is the meaning of speculator?
"speculator" (noun) means a person who watches and thinks deeply about something; an observer.
What is another word for speculator?
Other words for "speculator" include plunger.
What are the different meanings of speculator?
"speculator" has 3 main meanings: 1. A person who watches and thinks deeply about something; an observer; 2. A person who develops theories to explain something; 3. (finance) A person who puts money into risky investments, hoping for large profits.
