venturer
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No such fortune, M'sieu," said Maren calmly, "Heard you not the cry before the gate in that unhallowed scramble what time they took the factor and the venturer?
From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
With a daring heart the venturer from Grand Portage went in across the sill.
From The Maid of the Whispering Hills by Vingie E. (Vingie Eve) Roe
My father was an inveterate trader, and the year after our coming he joined with another venturer in buying the standing crop of wheat in Hoopa Valley, on the Trinity River.
From A Backward Glance at Eighty Recollections & comment by Charles A. (Charles Albert) Murdock
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
It is in threading these tortuous windings that many a fearless venturer has lost foot-hold and been utterly cast away.
From A Cursory History of Swearing by Julian Sharman
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
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
But I love the venturers who are seeking something real and better.
From Time Magazine Archive
That was why, even among venturers, few had the courage to speak for venturing.
From Fidelity A Novel by Susan Glaspell
