Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

risktaker

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: risk-tak-er
IPA

17

Scrabble Score

9

Letters

3

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen.

Etymology

From risk + taker.

Inflected Forms

risktakers (plural) risk-taker (alternative) risk taker (alternative)

Questions

What does risktaker mean?: A person who takes risk, especially to reap the benefits if the feared event is survived, or it does not happen.
Where does risktaker come from?: From risk + taker.

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