risk-taking
noun
the act or practice of engaging in actions that involve risk.
risk-taker
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a word derived from
risk-taking.
Example Sentences
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“If you are not a risk-taker, you are not in shipping,” Prokopiou told shipping publication Tradewinds in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 6, 2026
Slater, however, was a risk-taker, and aspired to be more than a factory hand.
From Barron's ● Jan. 28, 2026
On the pitch, he remains Madrid's eternal risk-taker - capable of brilliance, chaos, and sometimes both in the same play.
From BBC ● Apr. 25, 2025
And she proved time and again over the course of her artistic career that she was a risk-taker.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 17, 2024
I was suddenly an explorer and a risk-taker.
From "Counting by 7s" by Holly Goldberg Sloan
