2. One who hazards or ventures.
HAZARDIZE
Haz"ard*ize, n.
Defn: A hazardous attempt or situation; hazard. [Obs.]
Herself had run into that hazardize. Spenser.
HAZARDOUS
Haz"ard*ous, a. Etym: [Cf. F. hasardeux.]
Defn: Exposed to hazard; dangerous; risky.
To enterprise so hazardous and high! Milton.
Syn.
— Perilous; dangerous; bold; daring; adventurous; venturesome;
precarious; uncertain.
— Haz"ard*ous*ly, adv.
— Haz"ard*ous*ness, n.
HAZARDRY
Haz"ard*ry, n.
1. Playing at hazard; gaming; gambling. [R.] Chaucer.
2. Rashness; temerity. [R.] Spenser.
HAZE Haze, n. Etym: [Cf. Icel. höss gray; akin to AS. hasu, heasu, gray; or Armor. aézen, ézen, warm vapor, exhalation, zephyr.]