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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (2)

1. a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas);
[syn: venturer, merchant-venturer]

2. a person who enjoys taking risks;
[syn: adventurer, venturer]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Venturer \Ven"tur*er\, n.
   1. One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer.
      --Beau. & Fl.
      [1913 Webster]

   2. A strumpet; a prostitute. [R.] --J. Webster (1607).
      [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

venturer
    n 1: a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a
         venture that sends goods overseas) [syn: venturer,
         merchant-venturer]
    2: a person who enjoys taking risks [syn: adventurer,
       venturer]