"venturer" meaning in All languages combined

See venturer on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: venturers [plural]
Etymology: venture + -er Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|venture|er|id2=agent noun}} venture + -er Head templates: {{en-noun}} venturer (plural venturers)
  1. One who ventures; a traveller or explorer. Categories (topical): People
    Sense id: en-venturer-en-noun-Qvz54i14 Disambiguation of People: 68 32
  2. (business) One who undertakes a business venture. Categories (topical): Business
    Sense id: en-venturer-en-noun-nbjEnosh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English entries with topic categories using raw markup, English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun) Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 30 70 Disambiguation of English entries with topic categories using raw markup: 33 67 Disambiguation of English terms suffixed with -er (agent noun): 27 73 Topics: business
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Derived forms: merchant venturer, Venturer Scout

Inflected forms

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