Wildcat Definition & Meaning

wildcat
adjective
  1. outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes"
  2. without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"
  3. (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling"; "wildcat wells"
noun
  1. an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
  2. a cruelly rapacious person
  3. any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild

Synonyms for wildcat

beast noun

a living organism characterized by voluntary movement a cruelly rapacious person

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brute adj

resembling a beast; showing lack of human sensibility; "beastly desires"; "a bestial nature"; "brute force

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explorative adj

serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance

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exploratory adj

serving in or intended for exploration or discovery; "an exploratory operation"; "exploratory reconnaissance

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savage adj

(of persons or their actions) able or disposed to inflict pain or suffering; "a barbarous crime"; "brutal beatings

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unauthorized adj

not endowed with authority without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage"

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unofficial adj

not having official authority or sanction; "a sort of unofficial mayor"; "an unofficial estimate

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unsound adj

not in good condition; damaged or decayed; "an unsound foundation" not sound financially

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wolf noun

any of various predatory carnivorous canine mammals of North America and Eurasia that usually hunt in packs Austrian

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What does wildcat mean?
outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices; "wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks"; "wildcat stock speculation"; "a wildcat airline"; "wildcat life insurance schemes" without official authorization; "an unauthorized strike"; "wildcat work stoppage" (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive; "drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation"; "a wildcat mine"; "wildcat drilling
What part of speech is wildcat?
Wildcat is an adjective and a noun.
How many definitions does wildcat have?
Wildcat has 6 definitions across 2 parts of speech (adjective, noun).

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