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stag

noun [C] (PERSON)
 
 
/stæɡ/ (plural stags) UK

Definition

a person who buys shares in a company that is being sold to the public with the intention of selling them immediately for profitFinancial investments and the stock market
(Definition of stag noun (PERSON) from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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