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VENTURER
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A person who enjoys taking risks
Synonyms:
adventurer; venturer
Classified under:
Hypernyms ("venturer" is a kind of...):
individual; mortal; person; somebody; someone; soul (a human being)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "venturer"):
argonaut (someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure)
adventuress (a woman adventurer)
cowboy (someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles))
daredevil; harum-scarum; hothead; lunatic; madcap; swashbuckler (a reckless impetuous irresponsible person)
gambler; risk taker (someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement)
hotspur (a rash or impetuous person)
mercenary; soldier of fortune (a person hired to fight for another country than their own)
mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)
plunger; speculator (someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)
Instance hyponyms:
Casanova; Casanova de Seingalt; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt (an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798))
Derivation:
venture (proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers)
venture (put at risk)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
Synonyms:
merchant-venturer; venturer
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Hypernyms ("venturer" is a kind of...):
merchandiser; merchant (a businessperson engaged in retail trade)
