English · Word Candidate

investor

/ɪnˈvɛs.tə(ɹ)/

Proposed by a contributor, not yet supported by evidence.

Also seen as: investors

Both English Tiếng Việt

Meaning · English

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

Nghĩa · Tiếng Việt

người đầu tư tiền để kiếm lợi nhuận

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Noun

Examples

[…] (it was the town's humour to be always gassing of phantom investors who were likely to come any moment and pay a thousand prices for everything) — “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. […]”

Usage example from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01)

Sources & notes

Adapted from English Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0, retrieved 2026-08-01 via kaikki.org).

Common questions

What does “investor” mean?

A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

Is “investor” formal or informal?

No register label has been reviewed yet — treat it as neutral and check the usage notes above.

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