Definition of "investor" []

• A person who invests money in order to make a profit. (noun)

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• "Now on the earning side of the trade, the investor is also hoping that the price will appreciate in order to make further gains on the transaction."
• "While these stress tests restored short term investor confidence, their long term impact has been uneven, especially in Europe, in part due to different financial market perceptions about the credibility of assumptions used and remedial actions announced in conjunction, and subsequent events."
• "There are about 100 million Americans today who are members of what I call investor class."