hothead

[hot-hed]

noun

1. an impetuous or short-tempered person.

hothead

/ ˈhɒtˌhɛd /

noun

1. an excitable or fiery person

Word History and Origins

Origin of hothead¹

First recorded in 1650–60; hot + head

Example Sentences

Yet the "hothead" in the headlines is now a head coach described as "Mr Calm".

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"Please don't let young 'hotheads' undermine our cause," said one user.

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Cohen, once known as a hothead and a paid bully, did not explode as he did when testifying last fall at Trump’s civil fraud trial.

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"Without the proper deterrent, you're not going to persuade, cajole or plead to hotheads to stop."

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This demeanor is unlike the passionate, hothead ready to tell Sokka or any man off in the original.

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Related Words

• agitator 
• firebrand