venturer
noun
Simple meaning
A traveller or explorer.
Pronunciation
Say it like this:
vehnchererSay the bold part a little louder.
IPA pronunciation (US)
ˈvɛntʃɚɚ
This word is pronounced essentially the same in American and British English, so one transcription covers both.
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Definition
Everyday modern meanings first, grouped by part of speech.
noun
business
One who undertakes a business venture.
business
A merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
One who ventures; a traveller or explorer.
Word at a Glance
- Difficulty
- C2 · Proficient (estimated)
- Frequency
- Rare
Word Aura™
How this word commonly comes across.
Aura for this meaning
This meaning: One who undertakes a business venture.
Used this way, venturer is a reasonably familiar word that usually carries little praise or criticism of its own. It turns up most in business or professional contexts.
- Emotional tone
- Neutral
- Formality
- Neutral
- Intensity
- Not strongly marked
- How common
- Moderately common
- Connotation
- Matter-of-fact
- Usage feel
- Neutral and straightforward
Where it naturally appears
- Business/professional
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Common Patterns and Combinations
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Word Family
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Inflected forms
Grammatical variations of the same word.
Proceed somewhere despite the risk of possible dangers.
Compound terms
Established multiword terms.
A merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas).
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