A speculator is a person who speculates financially.
Synonyms: venturer, trader, entrepreneur, bear More Synonyms of speculator
speculator in British English
(ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪtə)
noun
1.
a person who speculates
2. New Zealand rugby
an undirected kick of the ball
Examples of 'speculator' in a sentence
speculator
Wealthy investors and property speculators are not exempt.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
Some hedge funds and other speculators are betting that the bank will fail.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
Next was a swift clampdown on hedge fund speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His nonchalance contrasted with insatiable appetite from hedge funds and speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
His comments came amid claims hedge fund speculators are driving up prices.
The Sun (2008)
Commodities that once were thought dull and obscure are being pursued by hedge funds and speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2006)
It also said the weak dollar had prompted a rush of armchair speculators buying the currency through its foreign exchange kiosks.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Significantly, at least three of them were advance men for land speculators.
Andro Linklater MEASURING AMERICA (2002)
Our managers are true investors, not speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2016)
In part, the rise was put down to a smattering of buying by other speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2014)
These happen to be precisely the policies which suit the rich world's financial speculators.
George Monbiot THE AGE OF CONSENT (2003)
Critics say there are nefarious forces at work: financial speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
Nor can land speculators always be allowed to profit from draconian planning laws at these families' expense.
Times, Sunday Times (2013)
Did you know that when a takeover is launched, the hedge funds and speculators can swoop in for a quick profit?
Times, Sunday Times (2012)
He said: 'I have no interest in bailing out lenders or property speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
You see, it's not just investors or speculators who are worried.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
His target was property speculators, a symbol of unfairness when employees' pay was restricted by incomes policy.
Times, Sunday Times (2007)
Instead, there will be more growling at hedge fund speculators and a bit more regulation of derivatives and the eurozone will stumble to the next crisis.
Times, Sunday Times (2010)
It is not just the high rollers, poor managers, and land speculators staring financial problems in the face.
Christianity Today (2000)
Financial speculators are similarly inured to the risk of catastrophe and, oddly, it is probably a good thing.
Times, Sunday Times (2009)
IG's announcement came amid rumours of massive losses at brokers, hedge funds and currency speculators.
Times, Sunday Times (2015)
A new breed of speculators in hedge funds and investment banks, though, is being blamed in some quarters for pushing prices too high.
Times, Sunday Times (2008)
In other languages
speculator
British English: speculator NOUN
A speculator is a person who speculates financially.
He sold the contracts to another speculator for a profit.
American English: speculator
Brazilian Portuguese: especulador
Chinese: 投机者
European Spanish: especulador
French: spéculateur
German: Spekulant
Italian: speculatore
Japanese: 投資家
Korean: 투기자
European Portuguese: especulador
Latin American Spanish: especulador
(noun)
a City speculator
Synonyms
venturer
trader
entrepreneur
a flamboyant Malaysian entrepreneur
bear
bull
stag
manipulator
merchant venturer
Additional synonyms
in the sense of entrepreneur
Definition
the owner of a business who attempts to make money by risk and initiative