Synonyms for speculator
spec·u·la·tor

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1. speculatornoun

   someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts

   Synonyms:
   plunger

2. speculator, plungernoun

   someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains

   Synonyms:
   plunger, piston, diver, plumber's helper

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1. speculatornoun

   Synonyms:
   theorizer, speculatist

2. speculatornoun

   Synonyms:
   trader (who takes great risks in the hope of great gains)

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1. List of paraphrases for "speculator":

   profiteer

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1. Skylar Diggins:

   We pivoted our roster construct from a few superstar players to one which would be a on-the-fly rebuild, we made a decision at the time of those players moving on, rather than take back other WNBA players I knew would be of lesser value to become a speculator to aggregate a number of draft picks.

2. Anuraag Shah:

   It was mainly hedge fund, speculator driven and smacks of price-overshooting.

3. Henry David Thoreau:

   If a man walks in the woods for love of them half of each day, he is in danger of being regarded as a loafer. But if he spends his days as a speculator, shearing off those woods and making the earth bald before her time, he is deemed an industrious and enterprising citizen.

4. Bob Yawger:

   As we approach the close, the speculator community is reluctant to go home with a net long position.

5. Scott Minerd:

   It is impossible to get the timing of anything exactly right. You have to ask yourself, 'Are you a speculator or an investor?' we are investors and we believe it is a pretty good period to start nibbling on Treasuries.