speculator
Use Speculator in a sentence
yəˌleɪ noun
1.
a person who is engaged in commercial or financial speculation.
2.
a person who makes advance purchases of tickets, as to games or theatrical performances, that are likely to be in demand, for resale later at a higher price.
3.
a person who is devoted to mental speculation.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a person who speculates |
| 2. | (NZ) rugby an undirected kick of the ball |
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Speculator
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a calculus or concretion found in the stomach or intestines of certain animals, esp. ruminants, formerly reputed to be an effective remedy for poison. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Example sentences
The lesson for a housing speculator is to buy in a country with a growing workforce.
But someone needs to take the other side of the bargain, and that usually requires a speculator.
In addition he traded as a speculator in futures of other commodities.
From a speculator's point of view, this was a lively market.
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