to be a risk-taker

  • 1risk-taker — noun [countable] [singular risk taker plural risk takers] Thesaurus: someone who is brave and willing to take riskssynonym Main entry …

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  • 2risk taker — UK US (also risk taker) noun [C] also ► someone who often takes risks: »They are risk takers who either make a lot of money or lose a lot …

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  • 3risk taker — index speculator Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 4risk-taker — index bettor Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5risk-taker — See: risk taking …

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  • 6risk taker — noun someone who risks loss or injury in the hope of gain or excitement • Syn: ↑gambler • Derivationally related forms: ↑gamble (for: ↑gambler) • Hypernyms: ↑adventurer, ↑ …

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  • 7risk-taking — UK US noun [uncountable] an action or activity in which someone takes risks to achieve a benefit Thesaurus: risks, threats and dangerssynonym Derived Word: risk taker * * * noun [noncount] : the act or fact of doing something that involves danger …

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  • 8risk-taking — risk .taking n [U] when people do things that involve risks in order to achieve something >risk taker n …

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  • 9risk-taking — risk ,taking noun uncount an action or activity in which someone takes risks to achieve a benefit ╾ risk ,taker noun count …

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  • 10taker — The LME term used for an options holder. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary See also holder and grantor. Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein financial glossary * * * taker UK US /ˈteɪkər/ noun [C, usually plural] ► someone who agrees to …

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