What's the difference between gambler and speculator?

Gambler


Definition:

  • (n.) One who gambles.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The main findings were that, as measured on the ARCI, "simulated winning at gambling" produced a euphoria similar to the euphoria induced by the psychoactive drugs of abuse, particularly psychomotor stimulants; secondly, that as a group, the pathological gamblers, demonstrated elevated psychopathy scale scores similar to psychopathy scores found among persons with histories of drug dependence.
  • (2) That brought him to the attention of Anderson, who cast him as a gambler in Hard Eight.
  • (3) Depressed gamblers (n = 14) were compared with normal controls (n = 41) for antecedent life events.
  • (4) Differences between the gamblers and alcoholics were few, with a trend for the alcoholics to be similar to the gamblers and intermediate between the other two groups.
  • (5) A total of 1,616 subjects were involved in its development: 867 patients with diagnoses of substance abuse and pathological gambling, 213 members of Gamblers Anonymous, 384 university students, and 152 hospital employees.
  • (6) Compulsive gamblers showed side effects of an addiction like strong tendencies for denial and rationalization.
  • (7) (Titles from his current album, Losin' Lately Gambler, include Steer Rider's Blues, This Is My Prairie, and Long Gone To Saskatchewan.)
  • (8) Matched groups of problem and social gamblers were compared in terms of their locus of control and their responses to the Myers Briggs Type Indicator.
  • (9) Vince Cable today went ahead with his critique on the "murky" world of high finance, railing against the "spivs and gamblers" of the City despite a backlash against pre-briefed elements of the speech.
  • (10) The prosecution portrayed Adoboli , whose combined salary and bonus rose from £30,000 to £360,000 during eight years with UBS, as a reckless gambler obsessed with his status as a rising star and desperate to boost his bonus.
  • (11) A study of gamblers' motives leads to the formulation of a new theory of human motivation.
  • (12) Profile surveys, completed Rotter I-E scales, and questionnaires on past relapse behavior were collected from 108 New Jersey compulsive gamblers who attended Gamblers Anonymous, and an attempt was made, based on the findings, to predict incidence of compulsive gamblers' relapse.
  • (13) The author observed that the notion that a shareholder owns part of a company 'makes as much sense to a shareholder as it would to the average gambler to imagine that he owns part of Lady Luck, running in the 2.30 tomorrow afternoon'".
  • (14) Therefore, we examined cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) levels of GABA in pathological gamblers and normal controls.
  • (15) Updated at 1.35am GMT 1.32am GMT Coin toss Florida State wins the toss (no I did not see if it were heads or tails, gamblers of the world).
  • (16) The Scale and a descriptive questionnaire on demographics and actual gambling behaviour was administered to 26 problem gamblers and 40 players of different levels of involvement.
  • (17) Pathological gamblers entering a comprehensive treatment program were thoroughly assessed before treatment and 6 months after completion of treatment.
  • (18) Once he had assembled his cast in the rehearsal rooms, Lepage mixed in some of his own family folklore, the tale of a grand-uncle who became so indebted to Chinese gamblers that he was forced to barter his pregnant daughter.
  • (19) After authorities ended a casino monopoly a decade ago, newly wealthy gamblers from mainland China started pouring in to glitzy new resorts built by foreign operators such as Las Vegas Sands and Wynn Resorts.
  • (20) The substantial differences between problem and pathological gamblers in the general population and those entering treatment programs have serious implications for prevention, outreach, and treatment efforts.

Speculator


Definition:

  • (n.) One who speculates. Specifically: (a) An observer; a contemplator; hence, a spy; a watcher.
  • (n.) One who forms theories; a theorist.
  • (n.) One who engages in speculation; one who buys and sells goods, land, etc., with the expectation of deriving profit from fluctuations in price.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) It did the job of triggering growth, but it also fueled real-estate speculation, similar to what was going on in the mid-2000s here.” Slowing economic growth may be another concern.
  • (2) It has been speculated that these cigarette smoke-induced alterations contribute to the depressed pulmonary defense mechanisms commonly demonstrated in smokers.
  • (3) We speculate that this cleavage event is catalyzed by either a cryptic potyviral proteinase that requires a host factor or subcellular environment for activation, or possibly a host proteinase.
  • (4) 9.23pm GMT Expect the reporters to get even more speculative and desperate from hereon in.
  • (5) So it was speculated that the enhancement of pulmonary metastasis needs remaining of irradiated tumor in bodies of mice for a certain period.
  • (6) We speculate that intestinal injury may also induce or perpetuate arthritis by systemic distribution of inflammatory mediators produced by intestinal immune effector cells.
  • (7) We speculate that the preferential rupture of the H2B-H4 contact is of physiological significance.
  • (8) Such an explanation not only remains vague and speculative but deserves criticism also for being incomplete.
  • (9) One may speculate whether clinical conditions exist--apart from hereditary retinal dystrophies--in which the retina becomes more sensitive to light from strong artificial or natural sources, which are otherwise innoxious.
  • (10) The literature concerning the possible effects of tetracyclines on hemostasis with or without antecedent anticoagulation therapy is reviewed and the speculated mechanisms for such an interaction are discussed.
  • (11) Cable, once a leading critic of City speculation, insists the shares will go to responsible investors.
  • (12) "Getting a 95% loan to value mortgage lets you speculate on the expected house price increases a lot more than a 75% mortgage," he said.
  • (13) Thus one may speculate that endothelin plays a role in the coronary spasm which has been shown in patients with angina pectoris.
  • (14) Gerson Zweifach, general counsel for both News Corp and 21st Century Fox , Murdoch’s film and TV business, said: “We are grateful that this matter has been concluded and acknowledge the fairness and professionalism of the Department of Justice throughout this investigation.” It is understood there has been no background settlement with the Department of Justice in order to avoid a full-blown investigation, contrary to speculation in New York over a year ago that the company was looking at a possible payment of over $850m.
  • (15) Dealers speculated that Facebook's army of bankers had stepped in to stop the shares falling below $38, a move that would have landed the social network with a public relations disaster on its first day as a public company.
  • (16) If we were to have a plebiscite before the end of the year, and you were to reverse-engineer that, it would make interesting speculation about the timing of an election.” Abetz said in January he would need to see whether a plebiscite was “above board or whether the question is stacked” before deciding to heed any result in favour of marriage equality.
  • (17) Undoubtedly because new theories remain speculative when viewed from our own standpoint.
  • (18) Lack of transparency about the nature of the relationship between police and media also led to speculation and perceptions, whatever the facts, that caused "serious harm".
  • (19) The similarity of the low-K breathing pattern to that observed with reserpine administration together with the known relationships of K and catecholamine metabolism lead to the speculation that K depletion alters breathing via an effect on central catecholamine metabolism.
  • (20) Last week, Park offered a public apology after acknowledging Choi had edited some of her speeches and provided help with public relations, but South Korea’s media have speculated Choi played a much larger, secret role in government affairs.