risktaker
English
noun
Definitions
- A person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event does not happen.
Etymology
Compound from English risk + English taker.
Origin
English
taker
Gloss
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- breathtaker English
- bribetaker English
- caretaker English
- copytaker English
- cyberrisk English
- derisk English
- drugtaker English
- furtaker English
- high-risk English
- lifetaker English
- multirisk English
- nonrisk English
- notetaker English
- painstaker English
- risk English
- risk-free English
- risker English
- riskest English
- risketh English
- riskfree English
- riskful English
- riskless English
- risksome English
- riskware English
- risky English
- take English
- taker English
- takere Middle English
- risque Middle French