speculator
/ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪtə/ · noun
Meaning
- One who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.
- One who forms theories; a theorist.
- One who speculates; as in investing, one who is willing to take volatile risks upon invested principal for the potential of substantial returns.
- Synonym of field goal.
Etymology / origin
From Latin speculātor (“spy, explorer, investigator”), from speculor (“to watch, to observe”) + -tor (“-er: forming agent nouns”), from specula (“watchtower”), from speciō (“to watch, to observe”), q.v. In some senses, an agent noun formed within English from speculate. Doublet of spectator.
- speculātor(la)→
- speculator (English)
- Relations: bor
Related words
Descendant words
- spekulator(Indonesian) (bor)
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