[syn: daredevil, temerarious]
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
daredevil
adj 1: presumptuously daring; "a daredevil test pilot having the
right stuff" [syn: daredevil, temerarious]
n 1: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn:
daredevil, madcap, hothead, swashbuckler,
lunatic, harum-scarum]
Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0:
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