risk taker
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3.2
- noun
- /rɪsk ˈteɪkər/
:
tomador de riesgos
- We're a couple of old-fashioned risk-takers.
This idea that entrepreneurs are, are risk takers is complete BS.
- This idea that entrepreneurs are, are risk takers is complete BS.
- And I told you I was always a risk taker.
- I, I, I think you've got to be a risk taker.
- Yeah, my mind is funny because I'm such a risk taker.
- But nonetheless, he was, he was a, a huge risk taker.
- And I realized that I was going to be a leader who was a risk taker.
- These options grants allowed the CEOs to adopt the role of risk takers without really putting up any of their own money.
- So you are, by way of that decision, a huge risk taker because you're staying in banking and it's a huge risk.
- We are Mavericks, we are pioneers, we are innovative, we are risk takers and we are the envy of the world.
- And it's possible that the both evolution and just life in this in in the universe is rewarded, rewards the risk takers.
- But when you go look for policy entrepreneurs or government entrepreneurs, there's, as Eric says, very few risk takers.
- I think that's kind of indicative of your fighting style as well though, like you are a risk taker in the Octagon.
Examples
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Often it takes an entrepreneurial risk-taker to create a new product or delve into markets that are not well developed.
Academic text (1996) -
I'm more of a risk taker.
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Like men are typically bigger risk takers than women.
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You are a risk taker, my friend.
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That would make him a risk-taker.
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All are risk takers, all are active participants and great supporters of their communities.
Academic text (2011) -
So you are, by way of that decision, a huge risk taker because you're staying in banking and it's a huge risk.
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You two are compulsive risk takers who thrive on danger, right?
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We are Mavericks, we are pioneers, we are innovative, we are risk takers and we are the envy of the world.
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Many successful entrepreneurs are often seen as risk takers because they invest in new ideas.
Synonyms
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4.2
A person who likes taking risks and exploring unknown places
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6.1
A person who likes doing dangerous stunts
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9.4
A daring person who fights with a sword and takes risks
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9.1
A person who risks large amounts of money hoping to win big
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7.5
A person who likes to take risks and try new, daring activities
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6.8
A person who seeks excitement and new experiences by taking risks
A person who is willing to take risks or face danger
A person who makes risky, often dangerous choices like betting or driving through amber lights
How Risky
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning 'a person who is willing to take risks' is directly and transparently built from 'risk' (possibility of harm or loss) + 'taker' (one who takes). This agentive compound follows a regular and productive English pattern (agent noun formed from a noun + taker) and is cross-linguistically obvious, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily infer the meaning.
Etymology
Risk taker. The name risk taker gives a clear image: risk means 'danger or chance' and taker is someone who takes it, so you can picture a person reaching for a risky choice. That's why it means 'a person willing to take risks'.