risktaker
[ risk-tey-ker ]
/ ˈrɪskˌteɪ kər /
noun
a person or corporation inclined to take risks: The management trainees were exhorted to become risktakers.
RELATED WORDS
bettor, bookmaker, bookie, adventurer, stuntman, motivator, achiever, backer, speculator, player, crapshooter, cardsharp, shill, dicer, plunger, madcap, show-off, hotdog, dynamo, doer
Nearby words
- risk factor,
- risk life and limb,
- risk management,
- risk-averse,
- risk-benefit,
- risky,
- risorgimento,
- risorius muscle,
- risotto,
- risque
Origin of risktaker
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Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019