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RISK TAKER
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Dictionary entry overview: What does risk taker mean?
• RISK TAKER (noun)
The noun RISK TAKER has 1 sense:
1. someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
Familiarity information: RISK TAKER used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
gambler; risk taker
Hypernyms ("risk taker" is a kind of...):
adventurer; venturer (a person who enjoys taking risks)
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