type of:

merchandiser, merchant

a businessperson engaged in retail trade

examples:

Giovanni Jacopo Casanova de Seingalt

an Italian adventurer who wrote vivid accounts of his sexual encounters (1725-1798)

types:

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argonaut

someone engaged in a dangerous but potentially rewarding adventure

adventuress

a woman adventurer

cowboy

someone who is reckless or irresponsible (especially in driving vehicles)

daredevil, harum-scarum, hothead, lunatic, madcap, swashbuckler

a reckless impetuous irresponsible person

gambler, risk taker

someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement

hotspur

a rash or impetuous person

mercenary, soldier of fortune

a person hired to fight for another country than their own

mountain climber, mountaineer

someone who climbs mountains

plunger, speculator

someone who risks losses for the possibility of considerable gains

alpinist

a mountain climber who specializes in difficult climbs

hedger

someone who counterbalances one transaction (as a bet) against another in order to protect against loss

ninja

a member of the ninja who were trained in martial arts and hired for espionage or sabotage or assassinations; a person skilled in ninjutsu

operator

a speculator who trades aggressively on stock or commodity markets

scalper

someone who buys something and resells it at a price far above the initial cost

tearaway

a reckless and impetuous person

venture capitalist

a speculator who makes money available for innovative projects (especially in high technology)

type of:

individual, mortal, person, somebody, someone, soul

a human being