Risk-averse

Common synonyms include: corporate lawyer, fainthearted, market protection, most conservative, overcautious.

adj

adj ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Adjective

1
Unwilling to take risks.
"Near-synonyms: conservative; reluctant; cautious"
2
Reluctant to accept a bargain with an uncertain payoff rather than another bargain with a more certain, but possibly lower, expected payoff.

"This investment is not for the risk-averse."