Associations to the word «Speculator»

Wiktionary

SPECULATOR, noun. One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
SPECULATOR, noun. One who forms theories; a theorist.
SPECULATOR, noun. (business) (finance) One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principle for the potential of substantial returns.

Dictionary definition

SPECULATOR, noun. Someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts.
SPECULATOR, noun. Someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains.

Wise words

Wisdom does not show itself so much in precept as in life - in firmness of mind and a mastery of appetite. It teaches us to do, as well as talk, and to make our words and actions all of a color.
Lucius Annaeus Seneca