venturer Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun a merchant who undertakes a trading venture (especially a venture that sends goods overseas)
    merchant-venturer.
  2. noun a person who enjoys taking risks
    adventurer.

WordNet

Ven"tur*er noun
Definitions
  1. One who ventures, or puts to hazard; an adventurer. Beau. & Fl.
  2. A strumpet; a prostitute. R. J. Webster (1607).

Webster 1913