risk taker
One who ventures
A risk taker is someone who willingly accepts uncertainty or danger in pursuit of a goal.
The term can be admiring—entrepreneurs and innovators are often celebrated as risk takers—or cautionary, depending on whether the risks seem calculated or reckless: She's a natural risk taker who started three companies before thirty.
Also spelled risk-taker.
- daredevilReckless risk-taker
- gamblerOne who bets
- high rollerMajor casino spender
- high stakesSignificant potential for loss
- adventurerOne pursuing exciting exploits
thrill-seeker · adrenaline junkie · maverick · bold · reckless · adrenaline · base jumper · fearless · plunge · leap · leap of faith · edge · audacious · go big or go home · wild · entrepreneur · speculator · bungee
- lifestylessimple living, city life, family life, minimalism, rural life
- takers
- daredevilsbase jumper, stuntwoman, stuntman, cliff diver, stunt driver
- male typesalpha male, beta male, sigma male, macho man, nice guy
- high rollerswhale, VIP, big spender, heavy hitter, platinum member
- strategy enthusiastchess player, board gamer, tactician, planner, chess master
risk takerscaredy-cat
Overly timid person
coward · fraidy-cat · chicken · milquetoast · shrinking violet
risk takerhesitator
One who delays deciding
ditherer · fence-sitter · procrastinator · bystander · wallflower
risk takerconformist
One following accepted norms
traditionalist · conservative · straight arrow · creature of habit · homebody
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