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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++spec·u·la·tor /ˈspekjəleɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]  someone who buys goods, property, shares in a company etc, hoping that they will make a large profit when they sell them 投机者 a New York property speculator 纽约的一名房地产投机者
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speculatorThe Salt River Project in Arizona was notable for having been all but taken over by speculators.The levy was introduced in 1992 as a way to curb rising prices driven by real estate speculators.Governments have successfully reined in speculators before.The move comes at the request of 16 land owners / speculators.Experts said it was the first test for the new, small speculators who have invested heavily in dot.com enterprises.The mark-up should be fair and reasonable, the speculator being reimbursed for both time and enterprise.The cost would be passed on to speculators, discouraging one-way bets.Property prices continued to rise substantially faster than inflation, and there was evidence of increasing public resentment towards speculators.
From Longman Business Dictionaryspeculatorspec‧u‧la‧tor /ˈspekjəleɪtə-ər/ noun [countable]FINANCE someone who buys goods, shares, property, or foreign currency in the hope that their value will increase so that they can be sold again at a higher price in order to make a profitSpeculators who bought the options before the bid and sold 24 hours later showed a 100% profit.a currency speculatora Wall Street speculator
spec·u·la·tor nounChineseSyllable
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speculator
speculator /ˈspekjəleɪtə, ˈspekjʊleɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
someone who buys goods, property, shares in a company etc, hoping that they will make a large profit when they sell them:
    a New York property speculator


specu·la·torBrE /ˈspekjuleɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˈspekjuleɪtər/ 🔊 nouna person who buys and sells goods or shares in a company in the hope of making a profit 投机商;投机倒把者property speculators房地产投机商