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venture capitalist

venture capitalist noun: an investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.

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.
    • Near-synonym: angel investor
    Synonyms:
    angel investor

Synonyms of venture capitalist

Forms of venture capitalist

pluralventure capitalists

Origin of venture capitalist

From venture capital + -ist.

Words formed from venture capitalist

Questions about venture capitalist

What does venture capitalist mean?
Venture capitalist means an investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable.
What part of speech is venture capitalist?
Venture capitalist is a noun.
What is the plural of venture capitalist?
The plural of venture capitalist is venture capitalists.

Words near venture capitalist in the dictionary

  1. Ventura County
  2. venturable
  3. venture
  4. venture capital
  5. venture capitalism
  6. venture capitalist
  7. venture capitalists
  8. Venture Scout
  9. Venture Scouts
  10. ventured
  11. Venturella

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