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speculator

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﹒A person who invests in stocks, property, or other ventures in the hope of gain but with the risk of loss.

﹒A person who forms a theory or conjecture about a subject without firm evidence.

Examples

﹒The currency speculator made a significant profit by betting against the struggling economy.

﹒As a real estate speculator, he bought the dilapidated property hoping that the neighborhood would soon undergo gentrification.

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