Meanings
nounrisktaker (plural risktakers)
plural risktakers · alternative risk-taker · alternative risk taker
- A person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen.
Origin
Translations
French risqueur
- risqueura person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen
Māori waewae kai kapua
- waewae kai kapuaa person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen
Polish ryzykant, ryzykantka
- ryzykanta person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen
- ryzykantkaa person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen
Spanish arriesgador
- arriesgadora person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen
Swedish risktagare
- risktagarea person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen
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APA
risktaker. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risktaker
MLA
“risktaker.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risktaker. Accessed November 3, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “risktaker,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/risktaker.
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