hothead

[ hot-hed ]
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noun
  1. an impetuous or short-tempered person.

Origin of hothead

1
First recorded in 1650–60; hot + head

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How to use hothead in a sentence

  • Assange, already known to be somewhat of a hothead, rebuked CNN and King for shameful “tabloid journalism.”

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  • That would be Billy Poe, an ex-football star, 21, out of work, and a bit of a hothead.

    Men of Steel | Taylor Antrim | February 24, 2009 | THE DAILY BEAST
  • "Sentimental old hothead," grumbled Brian, touched and pleased.

    Kenny | Leona Dalrymple
  • A hothead like you will benefit by a period of quiet meditation.

    Humphrey Bold | Herbert Strang
  • As he spoke he covered the wretched creature with a cloak, and placed a doubled gaberdine beneath hothead.

    Sweet Mace | George Manville Fenn
  • The role of firebrand and hothead, drawing villainous knives on frightened boys, would not quite convince his present audience.

    The Varmint | Owen Johnson
  • These four men, however, stood in such awe of the young hothead that they neglected to fulfil their commission.

British Dictionary definitions for hothead

hothead

/ (ˈhɒtˌhɛd) /


noun
  1. an excitable or fiery person

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