daredevil
A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a…A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention.
Recorded UK: Speaker: Vealhurl Recorder: Vealhurl, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons
Meaning
1 sensesA 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.
Wagehals, Waghals, Draufgänger
сорвиголова́sorvigolová, смельча́кsmelʹčák, лиха́чlixáč
шиба́йголоваšybájholova, зірви́головаzirvýholova, смільча́кsmilʹčák
- a reckless impetuous irresponsible person
Examples
5 sentencesI want to be a daredevil.
Я хочу бути зірвиголовою. — deniko
He is a daredevil.
ruОн сорвиголова. — fjay69
deEr ist ein Draufgänger. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom is a daredevil.
ruТом — безрассудный смельчак. — odexed
deTom ist ein Draufgänger. — wolfgangth
Ziri was notorious in our family for being a daredevil.
He's a real daredevil.
Translations
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Origin
From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil".From dare + devil; an exocentric compound, "one who dares the devil".
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Forms
plural: daredevils| Singular | daredevil |
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Synonyms
6 synonyms- a reckless impetuous irresponsible person:madcapswashbucklerlunaticharum-scarum
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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