wild man


noun
  1. a person who is uncivilized; a savage.

  2. a person of violent temper, erratic behavior, etc.

  1. a person of extreme or outrageous political opinions.

Origin of wild man

1
Middle English word dating back to 1250–1300

Words Nearby wild man

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How to use wild man in a sentence

  • Public opinion in the settlement was strongly in favour of the doings of the wild man of the West.

    The Wild Man of the West | R.M. Ballantyne
  • He whimpered at sight of the frail homes of the wild man, and would fain have gotten to the gulches again.

  • The wild man is bad enough, but there comes another man—the paleface—who has no heart for what is dearest to us.

British Dictionary definitions for wild man

wild man

noun
  1. a savage

  2. an extremist in politics

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