Meaning of VENTURER
| Pronunciation: | | 'ventshurur
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- [n] a person who enjoys taking risks
- [n] a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
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| | Synonyms: | | adventurer, merchant-venturer |
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| | See Also: | | adventuress, argonaut, Casanova, Casanova de Seingalt, cowboy, daredevil, gambler, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova, Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt, harum-scarum, hothead, hotspur, human, individual, lunatic, madcap, mercenary, merchandiser, merchant, mortal, mountain climber, mountaineer, parachuter, parachutist, person, plunger, risk taker, soldier of fortune, somebody, someone, soul, speculator, swashbuckler | |
| Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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| | Definition: | | \Ven"tur*er\, n.
1. One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer.
--Beau. & Fl.
2. A strumpet; a prostitute. [R.] --J. Webster (1607).
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