daredevil

[ dair-dev-uhl ]

noun

1. a recklessly daring daring person.

adjective

1. recklessly daring. daring.

daredevil

/ ˈdɛəˌdɛvəl /

noun

1. a recklessly bold person

adjective

1. reckless; daring; bold

Derived Forms

• ˈdareˌdevilry, noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of daredevil¹

First recorded in 1785–95; dare + devil

Example Sentences

Other high-scoring title hopefuls employ slot guys, downfield burners and jump-ball daredevils.

From FiveThirtyEight

In “Don Q, Son of Zorro,” Fairbanks stars as both the aging champion and his son, Cesar de Vega — a daredevil by instinct who unites the best parts of Zorro and his father’s Diego identity.

From Washington Post

As sensor systems continue to evolve, each will play a role in the system, collectively taking in constant stimulus from the road and world around the car—whether it’s a passing truck or daredevil driver making an ill-advised lane change.

From Popular-Science

His daredevil talent catapulted him to global fame as one of the greatest F1 drivers of all time.

From The Daily Beast

I mean, I completely understand why people see me as a daredevil.

From The Daily Beast

Riders from Russia's Kremlin Riding School formed a human pyramid on galloping mounts in a daredevil show of horseback acrobatics.

From The Daily Beast

Back home, “Queen Bess” found fame as a daredevil stunt pilot and parachute jumper.

From The Daily Beast

And now, thanks to a few minutes of daredevil antics on big screens around the world, it is doing so.

From The Daily Beast

She did not make any of those daredevil speeches one generally caps with others more reckless still.

From Project Gutenberg

He at once conceived one of his daredevil passions for the "inanimate statue," and boldly set out to attract her attention.

From Project Gutenberg

With him came a youth of his own age with daredevil eyes and a suave manner, one Dane Grey, to whom Harry gave scant greeting.

From Project Gutenberg

He even went so far, a daredevil look in his sanguine blue eyes now, as to ask Miss Geralds opinion.

From Project Gutenberg

It was true; Tuckerman couldnt look like a daredevil with those enormous glasses.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• adventurer
• stuntman