Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

vulture capitalist

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.09 in modern English

Syllables: vul-ture -cap-i-tal-ist
IPA

24

Scrabble Score

17

Letters

6

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A takeover artist who loads a venture up with debt while extracting capital for profit, making the firm go bankrupt.

Derogatory

Etymology

Blend of vulture + venture capitalist.

Usage

Derogatory

Inflected Forms

vulture capitalists (plural)

Phrases

vulture capitalism angel investor corporate raider takeover artist turnaround artist venture capitalism

Frequently Paired Words

vulture capitalism angel investor corporate raider takeover artist turnaround artist venture capitalism

Questions

What does vulture capitalist mean?: A takeover artist who loads a venture up with debt while extracting capital for profit, making the firm go bankrupt.
Where does vulture capitalist come from?: Blend of vulture + venture capitalist.

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