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daredevil (n.)
1794, "recklessly daring person," from
dare
(v.) +
devil
(n.). The
devil
might refer to the person, or the sense might be "one who dares the devil (cf.
scarecrow
,
pickpocket
,
cutthroat
). As an adjective, from 1832.
