Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun One who ventures or adventures; one who risks life, property, etc.; one who causes risk; one who puts to hazard.
- noun A prostitute; a strumpet.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer.
- noun rare A strumpet; a prostitute.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun archaic One who
ventures ; atraveller orexplorer . - noun business One who undertakes a
business venture .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a person who enjoys taking risks
- noun a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
Etymologies
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Examples
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The BestTripChoices site's questionnaire identifies you in one of six personality profiles, from a "venturer," who likes to find undiscovered gems and explore unique cultures, to an "authentic," who prefers everything familiar and predictable and likes going where there are lots of people -- it must be a good place, after all, if there are crowds.
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On the "venturer" side of the scale, "mid-venturers" like some physical activity on trips and travel with intellectual curiosity for history.
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It was indeed named as an "unindicted co-conspirator or joint venturer" in the Holy Land Foundation case--an Islamic charity that in 2008 was convicted of funding Islamic militant groups.
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It was indeed named as an "unindicted co-conspirator or joint venturer" in the Holy Land Foundation case--an Islamic charity that in 2008 was convicted of funding Islamic militant groups.
Rep. Peter King's congressional hearings on American Muslim radicalization consider CAIR impact 2011
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For example, we handle cases where corporate managers or general partners breach their fiduciary duties and harm the business; partners disagree and want to dissolve the partnership or be bought out; or a partner or joint venturer backs out or is pushed out.
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But doubt in my lifetime, the economy will ever allow such a venturer.
Home on the Range? 2008
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Ai waz wun foar 8 yeers an hubby is venturer leeda nao.
But ai - Lolcats 'n' Funny Pictures of Cats - I Can Has Cheezburger? 2010
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By sharing risk between investor and venturer, it also shared power.
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For example, we handle cases where corporate managers or general partners breach their fiduciary duties and harm the business; partners disagree and want to dissolve the partnership or be bought out; or a partner or joint venturer backs out or is pushed out.
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Don Imus was a joint venturer and originator and developer and producer of a shtick that made him rich and famous, churning the dignity of others into dollars on a commercial bottom line.
Balkinization 2007
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