"venture capitalist" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: venture capitalists [plural]
Etymology: From venture capital + -ist. Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|venture capital|ist}} venture capital + -ist Head templates: {{en-noun}} venture capitalist (plural venture capitalists)
  1. An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable. Derived forms: vulture capitalist Related terms: angel investor, corporate raider, takeover artist, turnaround artist, vulture capitalism Translations (investor): pääomasijoittaja (Finnish), capital-risqueur [masculine] (French), გამრისკავი მეწარმე (gamrisḳavi mec̣arme) (Georgian), რისკიანი მეწარმე (risḳiani mec̣arme) (Georgian), რისკზე წამსვლელი მეწარმე (risḳze c̣amsvleli mec̣arme) (Georgian), Risikokapitalgeber [masculine] (German), Risikokapitalgeberin [feminine] (German), kockázatitőke-befektető (Hungarian), capitalista de riesgo [feminine, masculine] (Spanish)

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