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speculator

speculator · speculators

спекулянт, спекулянтка

спекулянт, ґешефтяр, спекулянтка

Spekulant, Spekulantin

One who speculates; an observer; a contemplatorOne who speculates; an observer; a contemplator.

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/ˈspɛkjʊˌleɪtə/

» Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.

Значение

значений: 4

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.
Spekulant, Spekulantin
спекуля́нтspekuljánt, спекуля́нткаspekuljántka
ґешефтя́рgešeftjár, спекуля́нтspekuljánt, спекуля́нткаspekuljántka
Synonym of field goal.

Ещё определения

someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

Примеры

предложений: 8

Some speculators take advantage of the ignorance and helplessness of old people.
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An inexperienced stock speculator could easily let his business go to pot and lose his entire fortune.
Неопытный биржевой спекулянт мог бы легко довести своё дело до точки и утратить всё своё состояние. — Snark
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There are no winners in wars, except the speculators.
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These luxury apartments stay empty, only being bought and sold by speculators.
deDiese Luxuswohnungen bleiben leerstehend: sie werden von Spekulanten nur gekauft und wieder verkauft. — Waldelfe
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These luxury flats stay empty, being simply bought and sold on again by speculators.
deDiese Luxuswohnungen bleiben leerstehend: sie werden von Spekulanten nur gekauft und wieder verkauft. — Waldelfe
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Переводы

языков: 8

Українська

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one who speculates; as in investing:

Русский

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one who speculates; as in investing:

Deutsch

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one who speculates; as in investing:

Происхождение

From Latin speculātor (“spy, explorer, investigator”), from speculor (“to watch, to observ

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.

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