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An investor is someone who provides (or invests) money or resources for an enterprise, such as a corporation, with the expectation of financial or other gain.
We usually hear about an investor in a business context, but when someone invests things like time or labor in a project or idea they, too, are investors of a sort. The "return on investment" in these cases, however, is often a little less tangible than money. Someone who volunteers to help build houses is an investor in their community. Someone who spends time helping a child with homework is an investor in that child's future.
Definitions of investor
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someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns
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types:
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contrarian
an investor who deliberately decides to go against the prevailing wisdom of other investors
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bear
an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
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bondholder
a holder of bonds issued by a government or corporation
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bull
an investor with an optimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to rise and so buys now for resale later
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caller
an investor who buys a call option
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depositor
a person who has deposited money in a bank or similar institution
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lender, loaner
someone who lends money or gives credit in business matters
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rentier
someone whose income is from property rents or bond interest and other investments
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shareholder, shareowner, stockholder
someone who holds shares of stock in a corporation
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pawnbroker
a person who lends money at interest in exchange for personal property that is deposited as security
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stockholder of record
the stockholder whose name is registered on the books of the corporation as owning the shares at a particular time
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loan shark, moneylender, shylock, usurer
someone who lends money at excessive rates of interest
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withdrawer
a depositor who withdraws funds previously deposited
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type of:
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capitalist
a person who invests capital in a business (especially a large business)
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