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risktaker

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[risk-tey-ker] / ˈrɪskˌteɪ kər /

noun

  1. a person or corporation inclined to take risks.

    The management trainees were exhorted to become risktakers.

Etymology

Origin of risktaker

1940–45; risk + taker ( def. ) + -er 1 ( def. )

Example Sentences

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And that prompted a prickly question: After a sweeping search for the wealthy risktaker ended, who should foot the bill?

From Seattle Times • Jun. 25, 2023

The changing trends of business, science and demography provide the risktaker with ever fresh chances.

From Time Magazine Archive

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