hotspur

[ hot-spur ]

noun

1. an impetuous or reckless person; a hothead.

hotspur

¹

/ ˈhɒtˌspɜː /

noun

1. an impetuous or fiery person

Hotspur

²

/ ˈhɒtˌspɜː /

noun

1. See Percy
   Harry Hotspur
   Harry Hotspur HotspurHarry the nickname of Sir Henry Percy See Percy

Other Words From

• hotspurred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotspur¹

1425–75; late Middle English; after Sir Henry Percy, to whom it was applied as a nickname

Word History and Origins

Origin of hotspur¹

C15: from Hotspur, nickname of Sir Henry Percy

Example Sentences

To welcome the English Premier League to NBC, the former SNL star took over as coach of Tottenham Hotspur.

From The Daily Beast

Or André Villas Boas, the Portuguese coach of British club Tottenham Hotspur, talking about a game against Manchester United.

From The Daily Beast

Hotspur: 
Why, so can I, or so can any man; 
But will they come when you do call for them?

From The Daily Beast

Robertson was a veritable Hotspur and upset for a time the serenity of our meetings.

From Project Gutenberg

How grand and manly looked her Prince on his high mount; yet she saw at a glance that he did not ride Hotspur.

From Project Gutenberg

Hotspur, after a mad gallop, had raced back riderless to the stables, stirrups dangling and saddle awry.

From Project Gutenberg

One condition she insisted on, however, namely, that Arthur should be her Hotspur.

From Project Gutenberg

Shakespeare was so far adherent to fact that Hotspur actually lived at Warkworth Castle.

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