'Speculator' definitions:
Definition of 'speculator'
(from WordNet)
noun
Someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts
noun
Someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains [syn: speculator, plunger]
Definition of 'Speculator'
From: GCIDE
- Speculator \Spec"u*la`tor\ (sp[e^]k"[-u]*l[=a]`t[~e]r), n. [L., a spy, explorer, investigator: cf. F. sp['e]culateur.] One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher. [Obs.] --Sir T. Browne. [1913 Webster] (b) One who forms theories; a theorist. [1913 Webster]
- A speculator who had dared to affirm that the human soul is by nature mortal. --Macaulay. [1913 Webster] (c) (Com.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price. [1913 Webster]
Synonyms of 'speculator'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- adventurer,
- armchair authority,
- betting ring,
- bettor,
- big operator,
- boneshaker,
- cardshark,
- cardsharp,
- cardsharper,
- casuist,
- compulsive gambler,
- cosmologist,
- crap shooter,
- doctrinaire,
- doctrinarian,
- gambler,
- gamester,
- gunslinger,
- hazarder,
- hypothesist,
- hypothesizer,
- lame duck,
- margin purchaser,
- metaphysician,
- operator,
- petty gambler,
- philosophaster,
- philosophe,
- philosopher,
- philosophizer,
- piker,
- player,
- plunger,
- punter,
- scalper,
- sharp,
- sharper,
- sharpie,
- smart operator,
- sophist,
- sport,
- sporting man,
- sportsman,
- stag,
- theoretic,
- theoretician,
- theorist,
- theorizer,
- thinker,
- tinhorn,
- tipster,
- tout,
- venturer,
- wagerer
Speculator, NY -- U.S. village in New York
From: Gazetteer 2000
Name :
Speculator, NY -- U.S. village in New York
Population (2000) :
348
Housing Units (2000) :
484
Land area (2000) :
44.645288 sq. miles (115.630759 sq. km)
Water area (2000) :
2.580705 sq. miles (6.683996 sq. km)
Total area (2000) :
47.225993 sq. miles (122.314755 sq. km)
FIPS code :
70123
Located within :
New York (NY), FIPS 36
Location :
43.526920 N, 74.363185 W
ZIP Codes (1990) :
12164
Note :
some ZIP codes may be omitted esp. for suburbs.