investor

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

   A person who invests money in order to make a profit.

   […] (it was the town's humour to be always gassing of phantom investors who were likely to come any moment and pay a thousand prices for everything) — “[…] Them rich fellers, they don't make no bad breaks with their money. […]”

2. 2
   noun

   someone who commits capital in order to gain financial returns

Etymology

From invest + -or.