What word or phrase describes a person who invests in an enterprise that he knows is a scam or Ponzi scheme? Can the word or phrase refer to a person who votes for a politician who repeatedly tells known lies?
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Welcome to English Language and Usage. Who other than an idiot would do that? Have you seen such a person? Describe him/her in more detail with an example sentence where the word would be used. Otherwise, your question will be closed as off-topic. The following is the strict rule of this community. Questions on choosing an ideal word or phrase must include information on how it will be used in order to be answered. For help writing a good word or phrase request, see: About single word requests.– user140086Mar 6, 2016 at 6:13
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1Can the word or phrase refer to a person who votes for a politician who repeatedly tells known lies? In the US, the technical term for such a person is Republican.– deadratMar 6, 2016 at 6:50
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@Rathony I think those other-than-idiots might be people who invest early in MLMs, in US penny stocks, and so on. They buy but don't expect to hold.– deadratMar 6, 2016 at 6:53
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@deadrat But they knew they could cheat others and make a fortune. I like your first comment, but some might not agree. :-)– user140086Mar 6, 2016 at 6:58
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@Rathony Yes, they saw an opportunity for cheating, so perhaps invest has the wrong connotation for my comment. As for my first comment: Oh, dear! Did I write that out loud? A more neutral statement might be "the technical term is voter."– deadratMar 6, 2016 at 7:09
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