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speculator vs operator

operator vs speculator

speculator and operator both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
speculator Yes No No No
operator Yes No No No
As nouns, operator is a hyponym of speculator; that is, operator is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than speculator:
  • speculator: someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains
  • operator: a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
Other hyponyms of speculator include hedger, scalper, venture capitalist.
speculator (noun) operator (noun)
someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains an agent that operates some apparatus or machine
someone who makes conjectures without knowing the facts someone who owns or operates a business
a shrewd or unscrupulous person who knows how to circumvent difficulties
a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets
(mathematics) a symbol or function representing a mathematical operation
Difference between speculator and operator

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