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]

English

Noun

1. A person who risks life and limb for a living, or to be seen

   Even as a youngster, Steven was a bit of a daredevil riding up homemade wooden ramps on his BMX.

Adjective

daredevil

1. recklessly bold; adventurous

   The climatic scene of Rebel without a Cause is the group of daredevil teens playing chicken.

Synonyms

• break-neck

Translations

• French: casse-cou
• Serbina: nebojša
• Spanish: temerario

Daredevil may refer to:

• Daredevil (Marvel Comics), a fictional superhero in the Marvel Comics universe
  • Daredevil (film), a 2003 film based upon the Marvel character
• The Daredevils, a Marvel UK comic.
• Daredevil (Lev Gleason Publications), a fictional 1940s superhero popularized by writer-artist Charles Biro
• Delhi Daredevils, a Cricket franchise based in Delhi
• Daredevil (novel), a 1929 novel by Leslie Charteris
• Daredevils (band), a band formed by Bad Religion guitarist Brett Gurewitz
• Daredevil (album), an album by Californian band Fu Manchu
• Daredevil Discs, a sports company
• stunt performers, who are often referred to as a daredevils
• "Dare Devil (Gossip Girl)", the fifth episode in the Gossip Girl TV series.
• Daredevil, the horse ridden by Brom Bones in The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
• Daredevil Jack, a 1920 film serial

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