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daredevil

[ dair-dev-uhl ]

noun

  1. a recklessly daring daring person.


adjective

  1. recklessly daring. daring.

daredevil

/ ˈɛəˌɛə /

noun

  1. a recklessly bold person
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. reckless; daring; bold
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ˈ岹ˌ𱹾, noun
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of daredevil1

First recorded in 1785–95; dare + devil
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But on Sunday at the Riverside County Fair & National Date Festival, one could see why being a daredevil isn’t for the faint of heart as the Rocketman missed his target.

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He was "amazingly" unharmed after his daredevil ride, said a police spokesman.

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He is a self-confessed daredevil, who takes as much pleasure in throwing himself out of a moving speed boat as he does descending down a mountain at 90kph in the Tour.

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A talented aviator, daredevil and dashing superstar, she was attempting to circumnavigate the globe and encourage “other women toward greater independence of thought and action.”

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His fame and notoriety grew, and in October of that year, a daredevil couple from Cincinnati wished to be married on his balloon, with the ceremony being conducted from the basket in mid-air.

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