Hothead

3 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Hot-head \Hot"-head`\, n.
     A violent, passionate person; a hasty or impetuous person;
     as, the rant of a hot-head.
     [1913 Webster]

From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:



  hothead
       n 1: a belligerent grouch [syn: {fire-eater}]
       2: a reckless impetuous irresponsible person [syn: {daredevil},
           {madcap}, {swashbuckler}, {lunatic}, {harum-scarum}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  60 Moby Thesaurus words for "hothead":
     Mafioso, Tartar, Young Turk, bear, beast, beldam, berserk,
     berserker, bomber, brute, crank, crosspatch, demon, devil, dragon,
     feist, fiend, fire-eater, firebrand, fury, goon, gorilla,
     grizzly bear, grouch, gunsel, hardnose, hell-raiser, hellcat,
     hellhound, hellion, holy terror, hood, hoodlum, hotspur,
     incendiary, killer, mad dog, madcap, monster, mugger, rapist,
     revolutionary, savage, she-wolf, sorehead, spitfire, termagant,
     terror, terrorist, tiger, tigress, tough, tough guy, ugly customer,
     violent, virago, vixen, wild beast, witch, wolf