спекулянт

Russian

Etymology

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): [spʲɪkʊˈlʲant]

Noun

спекуля́нт • (spekuljántm anim (genitive спекуля́нта, nominative plural спекуля́нты, genitive plural спекуля́нтов, feminine спекуля́нтка)

  1. speculator, profiteer, reseller (one who purchases goods or securities with the intention of reselling them)
    • 2017 [c. 1910s], “Яблочко [Jabločko, Little Apple]”‎[1]performed by Otava Yo:
      Спекулянт, спекулянт, спекулирует;
      А народная власть реквизирует.
      Spekuljant, spekuljant, spekulirujet;
      A narodnaja vlastʹ rekvizirujet.
      The speculator, speculator, does speculate;
      Yet the people's government will confiscate.
  2. scalper (one who sells things unofficially)

Declension

Descendants

  • Dargwa: испакулан (ispakulan)