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 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 In a rare show of vulnerability, the often irritating yet charismatic hothead acknowledges his fears and insecurities while embracing the value of teamwork and acts of service. Fawnia Soo Hoo, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Dec. 2023 Supported by Annabeth, who is a hothead, and Grover, who is careful, Percy has strong motivations to carry on through life-threatening challenges from mythological creatures that have had millenniums to hone their particular life-threatening skills. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 19 Dec. 2023 The news stories described Momeni as a hothead with a quick temper and an appetite for cocaine. Albert Samaha, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2023 With pugilistic hothead and conservative District 3 Councilor Frank Baker declining to run for reelection, the council now has a shot at becoming a more credible body, though soldiers on both sides of its pitched ideological battles remain. Globe Columnist, BostonGlobe.com, 13 Sep. 2023 Enter Fassbender’s character, Thomas Rongen, a hothead with an alcohol problem and an emotional backstory which the movie keeps up its sleeve until halftime of the climactic game. Peter Debruge, Variety, 10 Sep. 2023 The nomination crumbled with senators in both parties airing concern over allegations that Jackson was a hothead and an abusive boss, and drank during overseas presidential trips. Todd J. Gillman, Dallas News, 7 Sep. 2023 The eldest, Jesse, is a pompous hothead whose default response to any insult is light violence and who, despite his persona as a family man, has enjoyed the sort of hard-partying lifestyle that would make early-1970s Led Zeppelin blush. Elizabeth Nelson, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2023

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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 19 Mar. 2024.

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hothead

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

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