daredevil

English

Etymology

dare +‎ devil

Pronunciation

(UK) IPA^(key): /ˈdɛədɛvəl/, [ˈdɛədɛvəɫ]
Audio (Southern England) (file)

Noun

daredevil (plural daredevils)

A person who engages in very risky behavior, especially one who is motivated by a craving for excitement or attention. [from 1794]
Synonyms: adrenaline junkie, adventurer, thrill-seeker

Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.

Translations

person who engages in risky behavior

Belarusian: сарвігалава́ m or f (sarvihalavá), смяльча́к m (smjalʹčák), ліха́ч m (lixáč), зух m (zux)
Bulgarian: луда глава (luda glava), смелчага (bg) (smelčaga), гидия (bg) m (gidija)
Chinese:
Mandarin: 膽大妄為的人／胆大妄为的人 (zh) (dǎndàwàngwéi de rén), 鋌而走險的人／铤而走险的人 (zh) (dìng'érzǒuxiǎn de rén)
Dutch: waaghals (nl) m
Esperanto: riskemulo
Finnish: huimapää, hurjapää (fi), uskalikko (fi)
French: casse-cou (fr) m or f
Georgian: თავზეხელაღებული (tavzexelaɣebuli)
German: Wagehals (de) m, Waghals (de) m, Draufgänger (de) m, Draufgängerin (de) f
Greek: ριψοκίνδυνος (el) m (ripsokíndynos)
Hungarian: fenegyerek (hu)
Italian: spericolato (it) m, temerario (it) m, scapestrato (it) m
Japanese: 命知らず (ja) (いのちしらず, inochishirazu), 荒武者 (あらむしゃ, aramusha), 我武者羅 (ja) (がむしゃら, gamushara)
Kyrgyz: тартынбас m or f (tartınbas)
Macedonian: буен младеж m (buen mladež)
Malayalam: സാഹസികൻ (ml) (sāhasikaṉ)
Norwegian: våghals (no) m
Polish: szaleniec (pl) m
Russian: сорвиголова́ (ru) m or f (sorvigolová), смельча́к (ru) m (smelʹčák), лиха́ч (ru) m (lixáč), удале́ц (ru) m (udaléc)
Spanish: arriesgado (es) m, temerario (es) m
Swedish: våghals (sv) c
Turkish: gözü pek (tr)
Ukrainian: шиба́йголова m or f (šybájholova), зірви́голова m or f (zirvýholova), смільча́к m (smilʹčák), сміли́вець m (smilývecʹ), молоде́ць (uk) m (molodécʹ), пали́вода (uk) m or f (palývoda), проби́йголова m or f (probýjholova)

Adjective

daredevil (comparative more daredevil, superlative most daredevil)

Recklessly bold; adventurous. [from 1832]
The climactic scene of “Rebel without a Cause” is the group of very daredevil teens playing chicken.

Translations

recklessly bold; adventurous

Belarusian: зухаваты (zuxavaty)
Bulgarian: безразсъден (bg) (bezrazsǎden), гидия (bg) (gidija)
Catalan: temerari (ca)
Esperanto: riskema
French: casse-cou (fr) m
Georgian: თავზეხელაღებული (tavzexelaɣebuli)
German: tollkühn (de)
Greek: παράτολμος (el) m (parátolmos)
Italian: scavezzacollo (it)
Serbo-Croatian: nebojša
Spanish: temerario (es)

Verb

daredevil (third-person singular simple present daredevils, present participle daredevilling or (US) daredeviling, simple past and past participle daredevilled or (US) daredeviled)

(intransitive) To behave in a reckless, adventurous, or physically risky manner.

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