VENTURE CAPITALIST

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("venture capitalist" is a kind of...):

plunger; speculator (someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)

Derivation:

venture capital (wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises)

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