speculator

Example Sentences

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"He's a speculator, he buys and sells," they told me.

From BBC • Mar. 11, 2026

Duer was also an inveterate speculator and get-rich-quick schemer: “king of the alley,” as Thomas Jefferson derisively referred External link to Wall Street.

From Barron's • Mar. 1, 2026

He stayed six months, made and lost a fortune, and gave us the indelible image of the Wall Street speculator.

From The Wall Street Journal • Sep. 28, 2025

Bolling nodded his approval as he claimed that the onetime crypto hater Trump was the reason he’s now a true believer, not just a speculator.

From Slate • Sep. 22, 2025

Duer was the epitome of the enterprising speculator whom he trusted and who ultimately proved untrustworthy.

From "Founding Brothers: The Revolutionary Generation" by Joseph J. Ellis