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daredevil

American  
[dair-dev-uhl] / ˈdɛərˌdɛv əl /

noun

  1. a recklessly daring daring person.

adjective

  1. recklessly daring. daring.

daredevil British  
/ ˈdɛəˌdɛvəl /

noun

  1. a recklessly bold person

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. reckless; daring; bold

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Other Word Forms

  • daredevilry noun

Etymology

Origin of daredevil

First recorded in 1785–95; dare + devil

Example Sentences

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Hundreds of spectators gathered at the base of the 101-storey tower to watch Alex Honnold, 40, embark on his daredevil feat, which was also broadcast live on Netflix.

From Barron's • Jan. 25, 2026

And he was SantaCon’s resident daredevil, climbing the Brooklyn Bridge in 1998, only to hop back to earth and blend in anonymously with the SantaCon New York crowd.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 11, 2025

Unless you’re a daredevil who loves to incur risk, most of the time you should bet against beta.

From MarketWatch • Oct. 23, 2025

But on Sunday at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, one could see why being a daredevil isn’t for the faint of heart as the Rocketman missed his target.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 3, 2025

There was Mullet Fingers, trying not to giggle, the daredevil owl perched calmly on the crown of his head.

From "Hoot" by Carl Hiaasen

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