daredevil
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Etymology
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /ˈdɛədɛvəl/, [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ]
Audio (Southern England): (file)
Noun
daredevil (plural daredevils)
- A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]
- Synonyms: adrenaline junkie, adventurer, thrill-seeker
- Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.
Derived terms
Translations
person who engages in risky behavior
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Adjective
daredevil (comparative more daredevil, superlative most daredevil)
- Recklessly bold; adventurous. [from 1832]
- The climactic scene of “Rebel without a Cause” is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken.
- 2012, Chibundu Onuzo, The Spider King’s Daughter, Faber and Faber (2013), page 27:
- Not only do they glide gracefully with burdens on their heads, they bend to pick money that has been flung at them; dash across roads with cars zooming by and the most daredevil do all this with a child strapped to their back.
Translations
recklessly bold; adventurous
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Verb
daredevil (third-person singular simple present daredevils, present participle daredevilling or (US) daredeviling, simple past and past participle daredevilled or (US) daredeviled)
- (intransitive) To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.
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