especulador

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Portuguese

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Latin speculātōrem. By surface analysis, especular +‎ -dor.

Pronunciation

 
 
  • (Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈdoɾ/
    • (Southern Portugal) IPA(key): /(i)ʃ.pɛ.ku.lɐˈdo.ɾi/

  • Hyphenation: es‧pe‧cu‧la‧dor

Noun

especulador m (plural especuladores)

  1. speculator

Spanish

Etymology 1

From especular +‎ -dor.

Adjective

especulador (feminine especuladora, masculine plural especuladores, feminine plural especuladoras)

  1. speculating

Etymology 2

Borrowed from Latin speculator.

Noun

especulador m (plural especuladores, feminine especuladora, feminine plural especuladoras)

  1. speculator, profiteer, scalper, (UK) stag, (oil, US) wildcatter

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