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Definition of vulture capitalist
vulture capitalist 
noun
- pejorative alteration of "venture capitalist".
Since our startup got media coverage, the vulture capitalists have been contacting us non-stop.
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Last edited on Oct 19 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on May 14 2011.
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