venture capitalist

== English == === Etymology === From venture capital + -ist. === Noun === venture capitalist (plural venture capitalists) An investor who invests money in an innovative enterprise for which the potential for high profit and the risk of loss are both considerable. Alternative form: VC (initialism) Hypernyms: capitalist, investor < person Near-synonym: angel investor ==== Derived terms ==== vulture capitalist ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === See also ===