Brinksman

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    One who engages in brinksmanship.

    "For the brinksman, it is Soviet might that will force the United States to accept the new reality of Soviet power that now permits the Soviet Union to have weapons and troops abroad."

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"For the brinksman, it is Soviet might that will force the United States to accept the new reality of Soviet power that now permits the Soviet Union to have weapons and troops abroad."

Etymology

From brink + -s- + -man.

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