VENTURER

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

A person who enjoys taking risks

Synonyms:

adventurer; venturer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("venturer" is a kind of...):

Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "venturer"):

argonaut (someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure)

adventuress (a woman adventurer)

cowboy (someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles))

daredevil; harum-scarum; hothead; lunatic; madcap; swashbuckler (a reckless impetuous irresponsible person)

gambler; risk taker (someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement)

hotspur (a rash or impetuous person)

mercenary; soldier of fortune (a person hired to fight for another country than their own)

mountain climber; mountaineer (someone who climbs mountains)

plunger; speculator (someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains)

Instance hyponyms:

Casanova; Casanova de Seingalt; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova; Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt (an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798))

Derivation:

venture (proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers)

venture (put at risk)

Meaning:

A merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)

Synonyms:

merchant-venturer; venturer

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("venturer" is a kind of...):

merchandiser; merchant (a businessperson engaged in retail trade)