Thesaurus: speculator

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1. n. One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.
2. n. One who forms theories; a theorist.
3. n. One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.
4. n. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
5. n. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
6. 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.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.
7. One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; acontemplator; 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 naturemortal. Macaulay.(c) (Com.)
8. n:100 n. someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts n. someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains