slovodefinícia
speculator
(encz)
speculator,spekulant n: Zdeněk Brož
Speculator
(gcide)
Speculator \Spec"u*la`tor\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.,
a spy, explorer, investigator: cf. F. sp['e]culateur.]
One who speculates. Specifically:
(a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.
[Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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(b) One who forms theories; a theorist.
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A speculator who had dared to affirm that the human
soul is by nature mortal. --Macaulay.
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(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.
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speculator
(wn)
speculator
n 1: someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
2: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable
gains [syn: speculator, plunger]
podobné slovodefinícia
speculators
(encz)
speculators,spekulanti n: Zdeněk Brož
Speculator
(gcide)
Speculator \Spec"u*la`tor\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L.,
a spy, explorer, investigator: cf. F. sp['e]culateur.]
One who speculates. Specifically:
(a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.
[Obs.] --Sir T. Browne.
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(b) One who forms theories; a theorist.
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A speculator who had dared to affirm that the human
soul is by nature mortal. --Macaulay.
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(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.
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Speculatorial
(gcide)
Speculatorial \Spec`u*la*to"ri*al\
(sp[e^]k`[-u]*l[.a]*t[=o]"r[i^]*al), a.
Speculatory; speculative. [Obs.]
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Speculatory
(gcide)
Speculatory \Spec"u*la*to*ry\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[.a]*t[-o]*r[y^]),
a. [L. speculatorius belonging to spies or scouts.]
1. Intended or adapted for viewing or espying; having
oversight. --T. Warton.
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2. Exercising speculation; speculative. --T. Carew.
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