venturer
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It was written, as were all the letters we received from this Cornish venturer, in a woman's hand, small and delicate, with upstrokes like spider's thread; written in French, too, quite easy and careless.
From Old Fires and Profitable Ghosts by Sir Arthur Thomas Quiller-Couch
He liues vnmarried, and childlesse; neuer purrchased house nor land, the house he dwels in this yeere being but hyred: he liues vpon marchandies, being a Marchant venturer.
From Kemps Nine Daies Wonder Performed in a Daunce from London to Norwich by Alexander Dyce
Romeo’s costume in exile is described in the poem as that of a merchant venturer, which is certainly a more appropriate dress than the conventional black velvet of the stage.
From Shakespeare in the Theatre by William Poel
He had gone in a tubby wooden craft, the winds his carrier, across oceans that were pathless, except to the venturer.
From The Romance of a Pro-Consul Being The Personal Life And Memoirs Of The Right Hon. Sir George Grey, K.C.B. by James Milne
Instantly the venturer was up and at the flap, peering outside.
From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
He offered wise, if unusual, advice to these aspiring venturers that can be applied beyond Japan.
From Forbes ● Nov. 28, 2011
Some of the early venturers, such as Gawker's Nick Denton, who'd already done several startups before launching his blog network, stayed the course and prospered.
From Salon ● Sep. 22, 2010
But I love the venturers who are seeking something real and better.
From Time Magazine Archive
In Colorado CAB must decide between applicants representing every shade of free enterprise, from well-heeled air lines to weathery, leathery extrovert ad venturers with shoestring capital.
From Time Magazine Archive
That knowledge of forest-craft, which enables the traveller to guide his feet unerringly through pathless bush, was only in rare instances acquired by the New World venturers, and then only after years of hard experience.
From The Plowshare and the Sword A Tale of Old Quebec by John Trevena
