EGAVE

daredevil

About 0.15 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. noun A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. .mw-parser-output .defdate{font-size:smaller}
    Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.
  2. adjective Recklessly bold; adventurous.
    The climactic scene of “Rebel without a Cause” is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken.
  3. verb To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.

Similar words

temerarious brash madcap harum-scarum hothead lunatic bold swashbuckler stunts madman

Often followed by

who and stunts in of pilot stunt feats pilots

Word family

daredevilries daredevilry daredevils daredeviltries daredeviltry

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