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risker

/ˈɹɪskə(ɹ)/

risker noun: one who risks or hazards something.

Noun

risker (plural riskers)

  1. One who risks or hazards something.
    • And hither came t'observe and smoke
      What courses other riskers took1662 (indicated as 1663), [Samuel Butler], “[The First Part of Hudibras]”, in Hudibras. The First and Second Parts. […], London: […] John Martyn and Henry Herringman, […], published 1678; republished...

Forms of risker

pluralriskers

Origin of risker

From risk + -er.

Questions about risker

What does risker mean?
Risker means one who risks or hazards something.
What part of speech is risker?
Risker is a noun.
How do you pronounce risker?
Risker is pronounced /ˈɹɪskə(ɹ)/.
What is the plural of risker?
The plural of risker is riskers.

Words near risker in the dictionary

  1. risked it to get the biscuit
  2. risked life and limb
  3. risked one's life
  4. risked one's life and limb
  5. risked one's neck
  6. risker
  7. riskers
  8. Riskes
  9. riskest
  10. risketh
  11. riskfree

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