daredevil

noun

/ˈdɛədɛvəl/UK

Etymology

From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil".

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

No curated loop yet for daredevil. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA