Home › Words › R › riskerrisker/ˈɹɪskə(ɹ)/risker means one who risks or hazards something.Among words judged in Lexicurio's Arena, risker ranks #6,595 of 42,747 for Qualifying.risker is pronounced /ˈɹɪskə(ɹ)/.EtymologyFrom risk + -er.nounOne who risks or hazards something.e.g.“And hither came t'observe and smoke What courses other riskers took” — 1662 (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 Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.risking 69% match — The act by which something is risked. vs risker →risky 66% match — Dangerous; involving risks. vs risker →riskable 65% match — Able to be risked. vs risker →risksome 65% match — Synonym of risky. vs risker →riskful 62% match — Full of risks; risky. vs risker →darer 60% match — One who dares. vs risker →hazarding 60% match — Something hazarded or ventured; a guess or speculation. vs risker →endangerer 59% match — One who endangers. vs risker →