Category:Speculator

Spec"u*la`tor, n. Etym: [l., a spy, explorer, investigator: cf. F. Spéculateur.]

Defn: one who speculates. Specifically: (a) an observer; a Contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher. [obs.] Sir t. Browne. (b) one who forms theories; a theorist. A speculator who had dared to affirm that the human soul is by nature Mortal. Macaulay. (c) (com.)

Defn: one who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, Land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations In price.