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A maybe wearing a suit, equally likely to strike gold or fool's gold.
means A prospect is a future possibility or person worth pursuing — a likely customer, a promising candidate, or a chance of something happening.
from From Latin prospectus, 'a view, a looking forward,' from prospicere — pro- 'forward' plus specere 'to look' (the same specere that watches over inspect, spectator, and suspicious). It first meant a literal view, the scene laid out before your eyes, then drifted toward the figurative: the future you can see coming. The mining sense — 'to prospect for gold' — grew from that same forward-looking gaze, the prospector scanning the ground for what might lie ahead.
- latin root
- From prospectus, meaning a view looking forward
- sales hope
- Reps chase prospects who mostly ignore them
- mining slang
- Prospectors dug for gold on pure speculation
- double life
- Means both a view and a future possibility
- park name
- Brooklyn's Prospect Park rivals Central Park
juan soto — mlb outfielder signed by mets for $765m in 2024, top prospect in baseball
travis kelce — nfl tight end drafted by chiefs in 2013, became one of highest-rated prospects
victor wembanyama — nba center drafted 1st overall by spurs in 2023, french prospect at 7'4"
jude bellingham — english midfielder transferred to real madrid in 2023 for €103m as top prospect