hothead

noun

hot·​head ˈhät-ˌhed How to pronounce hothead (audio)
: a hotheaded person

Examples of hothead in a Sentence

Working on the project with such a hothead has been unpleasant.
Recent Examples on the Web As played by Paul Newman, William Bonney is a trigger-happy hothead who’s more misunderstood than evil. Keith Phipps, Vulture, 13 Mar. 2024 Naturally, Heraldo and Dayana soon start having clandestine trysts while boorish hothead Elias is elsewhere. David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 May 2024 Bill Nighy is the impassioned, never-say-die coach keeping his men on track even as morale flags, Micheal Ward the gifted hothead yet to learn the value of team spirit. Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Mar. 2024 His undercover agents visited virtually every German establishment in town, looking for pro-Nazi hotheads and confidential informants. Jack Kresnak, Detroit Free Press, 21 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hothead 

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Word History

First Known Use

1660, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hothead was in 1660

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“Hothead.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hothead. Accessed 2 Jul. 2024.

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hothead

noun
hot·​head ˈhät-ˌhed How to pronounce hothead (audio)
: a hotheaded person

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