Dare-devil

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Dare-devil \Dare"-dev`il\, n.
     A reckless fellow. Also used adjectively; as, dare-devil
     excitement.
     [1913 Webster]
  
           A humorous dare-devil -- the very man


           To suit my prpose.                       --Ld. Lytton.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  daredevil
       adj : presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the
             right stuff" [syn: {brash}, {temerarious}]
       n : a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {madcap}, {hothead},
            {swashbuckler}, {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  47 Moby Thesaurus words for "daredevil":
     adventurer, adventuresome, adventuress, adventurous, audacious,
     bold, brave, brazenface, courageous, daring, dashing,
     death-defying, devil, devil-may-care, exhibitionist, fearless,
     fire-eater, fire-eating, foolhardy, forward, gallant, harebrained,
     harum-scarum, hellcat, hotspur, impetuous, imprudent, impulsive,
     incautious, intrepid, madbrain, madbrained, madcap, presumptuous,
     rantipole, rash, reckless, show-off, showman, soldier of fortune,
     stunt man, temerarious, venturesome, venturous, wild, wild man,
     wild-ass