Definitions

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  • noun A person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event does not happen.

Etymologies

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risk +‎ taker

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Examples

  • So who better to get Scotty to experiment than the biggest risktaker of the season, Casey?

    American Idol Top 6 to Duet on Performance Night — Our Dream Pairings! 2011

  • At Goldman Sachs, Mr. Corzine was a risktaker, one whose coolness was not always comforting.

    Corzine and the Missing Money Jr. Holman W. Jenkins 2011

  • The appointment of the risktaker par excellence Bob Diamond at Barclays throws down the gauntlet over banking reform

    Two years on and all we get from the banks is two fingers 2010

  • I recognize that many elements of The Fanimatrix was about myself being a risktaker — putting many of my personal fears and personal values on the line to achieve what I needed to achieve.

    Interview: Fanimatrix Director Rajneel Singh | Fan Cinema Today 2008

  • Why can't it just be some bitter Xinhua reporter who knows lots of juicy stories he can't report saying Hey Bei Dou, you're a muckraking risktaker with his own website.

    Archive 2007-06-01 2007

  • Why can't it just be some bitter Xinhua reporter who knows lots of juicy stories he can't report saying Hey Bei Dou, you're a muckraking risktaker with his own website.

    Meta-Rabbit Holes in Tangshan's Armored Car Story 2007

  • However, Captain Pike was nothing if not a risktaker.

    Legacy Michael Jan Friedman 1990

  • We should support everyone who's willing to work; and every risktaker and entrepreneur who aspires to become the next Steve Jobs.

    Gizmodo Sam Biddle 2012

  • I'm not sure Capito is that much of a risktaker, but if she is, this is the perfect time to roll the dice and go all in.

    The Hedgehog Report 2010

  • She's been fashion's bright spot on the courts for several years even if she's not the risktaker that fellow glamazons Venus and Serena Williams are.

    unknown title 2009

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