risktaker

[ risk-tey-ker ]

noun

1. a person or corporation inclined to take risks:

   The management trainees were exhorted to become risktakers.

Word History and Origins

Origin of risktaker¹

1940–45; risk + taker ( def ) + -er ¹( def )

Example Sentences

And that prompted a prickly question: After a sweeping search for the wealthy risktaker ended, who should foot the bill?

From Seattle Times

“Laverne Cox is a risktaker, groundbreaking pioneer and a fashion tour de force,” said Jen Neal, executive vice president of entertainment live events, specials and E!

From Los Angeles Times

Smith owes his success to being every bit as much a calculated scientist as a devil-may-care risktaker.

From Seattle Times

Pollsters, in a moment of insight, have lately taken to describing the Trump voter as a compos mentis risktaker open to a high-risk, high-reward gamble.

From Wall Street Journal

There are looks that hit the right note between risktaker and risqué.

From Seattle Times

Related Words

• bettor
• bookie
• bookmaker