Noun: venturer ven-chu-ru(r)
- A person who enjoys taking risks
"The venturer set off to climb the world's highest peaks";
- adventurer
- A merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
"The merchant-venturer risked his fortune on a shipment of spices from the East Indies";
- merchant-venturer [archaic]
Derived forms: venturers
Type of: actor, doer, merchandiser, merchant, worker
Encyclopedia: Venturer