VENTURE CAPITALIST

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does venture capitalist mean? 

• VENTURE CAPITALIST (noun)
  The noun VENTURE CAPITALIST has 1 sense:

1. a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)

  Familiarity information: VENTURE CAPITALIST used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• VENTURE CAPITALIST (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

A speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("venture capitalist" is a kind of...):

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

Derivation:

venture capital (wealth available for investment in new or speculative enterprises)

 Context examples 

Or if the venture capitalist didn’t send the funds promised, you may have to start looking all over again.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

If you are self-employed or need money to invest in your business, your bank or a venture capitalist will likely give you the funds to start-up or expand, without the often too-stringent terms.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)

Saturn’s presence at eclipse time reveals you are inclined to have a disciplined approach, and Pluto’s opposition to the moon suggests you might have stringent terms from your lender or venture capitalist.

(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)