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thrill-seeker

British  

noun

  1. a person who enjoys taking part in extreme sports and other activities involving physical risk

"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

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With the element of fire as an intensifier, the Fire Horse is the daredevil and thrill-seeker of the lunar cycle.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 10, 2026

A mother has paid tribute to her "thrill-seeker" son who died after falling from a bridge in Spain while creating social media content.

From BBC ● Oct. 17, 2024

Johnson will be joined Sunday by another 40-something part-timer in former X Games thrill-seeker Travis Pastrana.

From Seattle Times ● Feb. 15, 2023

The Rachmaninoff marathon also had a virtuosic appeal for Wang, an inveterate thrill-seeker who has learned to Jet Ski and dabbled in cryotherapy.

From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2023

Sure, he wasn’t the thrill-seeker Tyger was, but in his own way, Rowan glided on the surface of his life.

From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman

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