daredevil

from 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}]

from 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.
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from 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