speculator

[US]/'spekjuleitə/
[UK]/ˈspɛkjəˌletɚ/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. especulador
Word Forms

Example Sentences

a speculator flush with cash;

un especulador con mucho efectivo;

a commodities speculator; a speculator regarding the future turn of events.

un especulador de productos básicos; un especulador con respecto al futuro desarrollo de los acontecimientos.

speculators responsible for the factitious value of some stocks.

especuladores responsables del valor ficticio de algunas acciones.

These houses were built by property speculators.

Estas casas fueron construidas por especuladores inmobiliarios.

the speculators have tasted blood and could force a devaluation of the franc.

los especuladores han probado la sangre y podrían forzar una devaluación del franco.

Some speculators have tried to corner wheat.

Algunos especuladores han intentado acaparar trigo.

We couldn't hear the starting announcement above the hubbub of bettors, speculators, tipsters, and touts.

No podíamos escuchar el anuncio de inicio sobre el alboroto de los apostadores, especuladores, informantes y rufianes.

CONFRONTED by a growing army of speculators, on June 11th the Reserve Bank of New Zealand decided enough was enough—and let rip with the peashooter.

CONFRONTADOS por un creciente ejército de especuladores, el 11 de junio el Banco de la Reserva de Nueva Zelanda decidió que ya era suficiente y desató el petardo.

If the price efficiency underlying index after the listing of 50ETF isn’t improved, liquidity traders will sustain losses with information traders, speculator and arbitrager can’t profit.

Si la eficiencia de los precios del índice subyacente no mejora después de la cotización de 50ETF, los operadores de liquidez sufrirán pérdidas y los operadores de información, los especuladores y los árbitros no podrán obtener ganancias.

Real-world Examples

Speculators again see the yuan as a one-way bet.

Source: The Economist - China

So I think that there might be speculators around that

Source: VOA Standard English_Americas

Already soldiers and civilians alike were feeling the pinch, and the muttering against him and his fellow speculators was bitter.

Source: Gone with the Wind

For those speculators, what matters is whether they can make money as soon and much as possible.

Source: 50 Sample Essays for English Major Level 8 Exam Memorization

Joe Lewis made the bulk of his fortune as a currency speculator in the 1980s and early 90s.

Source: BBC Listening Collection July 2023

The Land Companies, Speculators, and Western Land Tenure.

Source: American history

It was the rational, cold disdain of a Southerner and a speculator.

Source: Women’s Paradise (Part 1)

Mrs. Elsing hated to take his money —" speculator money" — but the Association needed money badly.

Source: Gone with the Wind

There is a bleak comedy in seeing speculators nursing burned fingers once again.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

That made commodities, which do not offer a yield, less attractive to speculators.

Source: Economist Finance and economics

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