hothead

About 0.05 uses per million words.

Meaning

1. noun One who is prone to anger or who actively seeks out conflicts and confrontations.

   The club was full of eager young hotheads who never seemed to be able to agree on anything.

2. noun One who reacts or responds rapidly without engaging in careful deliberation.

   Someone get this hothead out of here before he does some damage.

Similar words

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Word family

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