daredevil

«daredevil» in Mova's school dictionary: a person who does dangerous, exciting things, often to… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

part of speech

noun (a daredevil, daredevils); adjective (daredevil)

meaning for a pupil

1) A daredevil is a person who does dangerous, exciting things, often to show off or to entertain people. tree →

2) Daredevil (adjective) describes risky, bold actions: a daredevil jump. tree →

sense in the lessons

In stories, films, circuses and stunt shows, daredevils walk tightropes, jump motorbikes over buses or do wild skateboard tricks. In safety lessons: stunts are done by trained people with safety gear — do not copy them at home or online «challenges».

examples

• The daredevil rode his motorbike over twenty cars. tree →
• My little brother is a daredevil on the climbing frame. tree →
• The crowd gasped at the daredevil's tightrope walk. tree →
• Don't try daredevil tricks you see online. tree →
• She made a daredevil jump from the high board. tree →
• Stunt performers are daredevils with lots of training. tree →

note

Countable. Written as one word. Similar: risk-taker, stuntman, stuntwoman. «Dare» means to be brave enough to do something.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «daredevil» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.