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TOPIK 6noun

투기꾼

tugikkun

투기꾼이 · 투기꾼을

speculator

Example

정부는 부동산 투기꾼을 막기 위해 규제를 강화했습니다.

The government tightened regulations to stop real estate speculators.

Word parts

투 throw기 opportunity

투기 'speculation' + native -꾼 'someone who habitually does it,' as in 사기꾼 'con artist.'

Good to know

-꾼 sounds negative or slangy; the neutral word for an investor is 투자자.