riskern.

Brit.

/ˈrɪskə/, U.S.

/ˈrɪskər/

Forms: see risk v. and -er suffix¹.

Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: risk v., -er suffix¹.

Etymology: < risk v. + -er suffix¹.

A person who risks something.

ΘΚΠ

the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks > one who

adventurerc1485

ventureling1562

bonaventure1598

boneventor1643

risker1678

gambler1838

brinkman1956

1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 117 He..hither came t' observe and smoke What Courses other Riscers took.

1714 J. Toland Art of Restoring 45 In such cases they were observ'd to have been generally the first to offer, and consequently the greatest Riskers, as well as the greatest Encouragers.

1760 H. Walpole Let. 28 Aug. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) III. 402 This risker [i.e. the King of Prussia] has scrambled another victory.

1812 Cosmopolite 28 May 94 That kind of play, in which sums of money are staked, larger in amount than the risker can well afford to lose.

1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. from Eng. & Italy iii. 62 There is not such a dead, heavy earnestness about these riskers of five-franc pieces as about the more desperate gamblers of rouge-et-noir.

1918 W. L. Comfort Hive 23 They take all or nothing—prodigious riskers, great sufferers, throwing even love's dream on the board to be played for.

1990 Computerworld (Nexis) 8 Jan. 58 He veers back and forth between current research on the nature of risk and risk-takers and close-up portraits of skillful riskers in a variety of fields.

This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022).

单词	risker
释义	riskern. Brit. /ˈrɪskə/, U.S. /ˈrɪskər/ Forms: see risk v. and -er suffix¹. Origin: Formed within English, by derivation. Etymons: risk v., -er suffix¹. Etymology: < risk v. + -er suffix¹. A person who risks something. ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > harm or detriment > danger > [noun] > risk > action of taking risks > one who adventurerc1485 ventureling1562 bonaventure1598 boneventor1643 risker1678 gambler1838 brinkman1956 1678 S. Butler Hudibras: Third Pt. iii. ii. 117 He..hither came t' observe and smoke What Courses other Riscers took. 1714 J. Toland Art of Restoring 45 In such cases they were observ'd to have been generally the first to offer, and consequently the greatest Riskers, as well as the greatest Encouragers. 1760 H. Walpole Let. 28 Aug. in Lett. to H. Mann (1833) III. 402 This risker [i.e. the King of Prussia] has scrambled another victory. 1812 Cosmopolite 28 May 94 That kind of play, in which sums of money are staked, larger in amount than the risker can well afford to lose. 1876 J. R. Green Stray Stud. from Eng. & Italy iii. 62 There is not such a dead, heavy earnestness about these riskers of five-franc pieces as about the more desperate gamblers of rouge-et-noir. 1918 W. L. Comfort Hive 23 They take all or nothing—prodigious riskers, great sufferers, throwing even love's dream on the board to be played for. 1990 Computerworld (Nexis) 8 Jan. 58 He veers back and forth between current research on the nature of risk and risk-takers and close-up portraits of skillful riskers in a variety of fields. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2010; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1678
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