Fundmonger

/ˈfʌndmʌŋɡər/ noun

Definition

A person who deals in or speculates with public funds or government bonds, often in a manipulative way.

Etymology

Combination of 'fund' plus 'monger' (a dealer, especially one dealing in questionable practices). Emerged in 18th-century British financial criticism.

Kelly Says

This is an insulting term from 1700s England—it meant someone who profited from government debt in ways people thought were shady. Today we might call them hedge fund managers!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
基金 ማጣጥፍ
ki-fun ma-ta-ta-f
ARالعربية
مُجمع الأموال
mujamma' al-amwal
BNবাংলা
অর্থ সংগ্রহকারী
orth san-gra-ha-ka-ri
CACatalà
recol·lector de fons
re-kol-lek-tor deh fons
CSČeština
sběratel financí
sh-be-ra-tel fi-nan-si
DADansk
fondindsamler
fond-in-sam-ler
DEDeutsch
Spendensammler
shpen-dens-sam-ler
ELΕλληνικά
συλλέκτης πόρων
si-lek-tes por-on
ESEspañol
acosador de fondos
ah-koh-sah-dor deh fon-dos
FAفارسی
جمع‌کنندهٔ وجوه
jom-e-kuneh-e vojoh
FISuomi
rahakerä
ra-ha-ke-rä
FRFrançais
collecteur de fonds
kol-lek-tewr deh fond
GUGU
ફંડ એકઠું કરનાર
fand ek-thun kar-na-ar
HAHA
ma'adin kudi
ma-a-din ku-di
HEעברית
מארגן כספים
ma-a-r-gan kes-fim
HIहिन्दी
धन जुटाने वाला
dhan jutaane waala
HUMagyar
alapítványgyűjtő
a-la-pit-ván-yűj-tő
IDBahasa Indonesia
penggalang dana
peng-ga-lang da-na
IGIG
onye na-agba ego
oh-nye na-ag-ba e-go
ITItaliano
raccolta fondi
rah-kol-tah fon-dee
JA日本語
資金調達屋
しきんちょうだや
KKKK
жерік жинап алу
je-rik ji-na-p a-lu
KMKM
អ្នកស្រង់ប្រាក់
an-k sr-ong pra-ak
KO한국어
기금 모으는 사람
kigeum moreuneun saram
MRMR
फंड जुळवून घेणारा
fand ju-luv-oon ghe-na-ra
MSBahasa Melayu
pengumpul dana
peng-gu-mul da-na
MYမြန်မာ
ကျေးဇူးတောင်းရန်
kye-zu-taung yan
NLNederlands
fondsenwerver
fon-den-wer-ver
NONorsk
fondinnsamler
fond-in-sam-ler
PAPA
펀ਡ ਇਕੱਠਾ ਕਰਨ वाला
pun-d ik-ka-tha kar-na wa-la
PLPolski
zbieracz funduszy
z-bee-atsh fon-dus-zh
PTPortuguês
arrecadador de fundos
ah-reh-kah-da-dor deh fon-dos
RORomână
strângător de fonduri
strâng-ă-tor deh fon-du-ri
RUРусский
собиратель средств
sah-bee-ra-tel sred-st
SVSvenska
fondinsamlare
fond-in-sa-ma-la-re
SWKiswahili
mkusanyaji wa fedha
m-ku-sa-na-ji wa fe-dha
TAதமிழ்
நிதி திரட்டும்
ni-thi tha-rat-tum
TEతెలుగు
ఆదాయం సేకరించే
aad-aayam sa-e-ka-rin-che
THไทย
ผู้ระดมทุน
poo ra-dhom tun
TLTL
mangangalaga ng pondo
man-ga-nga-la-ga ng pon-do
TRTürkçe
fon sağlayıcı
fon say-yıcı
UKУкраїнська
збирач коштів
zi-brach kosht-iv
URاردو
فंड جمع کرنے والا
fund jam karne wala
VITiếng Việt
người thu gom tiền
ngoo-oo thu gom tien
YOYO
ọmọ ẹ̀rọ ẹ̀rọ
oh-mo eh-ro eh-ro
ZH中文
募捐者
mùjuān zhě
ZUZU
umthengisi we-mali
oom-then-gisi we-ma-li

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