investor
pronunciation
How to pronounce investor in British English: UK [ɪnˈvestə(r)]
How to pronounce investor in American English: US [ɪnˈvɛstɚ]
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- Noun:
- someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
Word Origin
- investor (n.)
- 1580s, "one who clothes;" 1862, "one who invests money," agent noun from invest.
Example
- 1. Spain is argentina 's biggest foreign investor .
- 2. Now it appears the celebrity investor has come home .
- 3. Which investor should you follow ?
- 4. Cic is largely a financial investor .
- 5. Some investor behaviour is passing strange .