investor

noun

USin-VES-tur/ɪnˈvɛs.tɚ/Sayin-VES-tuhUK/ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/AUS/ɪnˈves.tə(ɹ)/

Pluralinvestors

1 meaning of investor

1
nouncountable
Someone who puts money into a business or stocks, hoping to earn more back.
Like someone who plants seeds now, hoping to harvest more crops later.
The investor bought shares in a small tech company.
Many investors lost money when the stock market dropped.
Similarbacker, financier, funder

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Origin

From the word "invest" plus the ending "-or".