| 单词 | corporate raider |
| 释义 | > as lemmascorporate raider corporate raider n. originally U.S. an investor who buys a large number of shares in a corporation and uses the resulting shareholder voting rights to push through changes intended to increase their value, typically with a view to selling them at a profit. ΘΚΠ society > trade and finance > stocks and shares > [noun] > dealer in stocks and shares > type of profit taker1552 bull1714 bear1718 fund-monger1734 lame duck1806 stag1845 taker-in1852 cornerer1869 wrecker1876 corner-man1881 market-rigger1881 boursocrat1882 offeror1882 ribbon clerk1882 inflater1884 manipulator1888 underwriter1889 kangaroo1896 piker1898 share pusher1898 specialist1900 tailer1900 writer1906 placee1953 corporate raider1955 tippee1961 raider1972 bottom fisher1974 white knight1978 greenmailer1984 1955 Los Angeles Times 22 Apr. iii. 8/2 He has characterized Wolfson's group as ‘corporate raiders’ whose only interest in Ward's is its huge cash funds, which he states they would then use to acquire other companies for their own purposes. 1967 Congress. Rec. 18 Jan. 858/1 The corporate raider may thus act under a cloak of secrecy while obtaining the shares needed to put him on the road to a successful capture of the company. 1986 Times 19 Nov. 27/2 It rose 10p to 174p on speculation that one of the big Australian corporate raiders was trying to build a stake. 2002 Wired July 91/2 Venerable companies that had become fat and lazy were easy prey for corporate raiders. < as lemmas |
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