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Definition of "hothead" []

  • A quick-tempered or impetuous person. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "hothead" in a sentence
  • "Now, the ex-hothead is a quiet leader in the dressing room and a controlled — though no less intense — competitor come game time."
  • "Well if I ever get elected to office you'll likely hear me being called a hothead too red hair and Irish/Scot/German heritage ."
  • ""I am have been often been called a hothead who is only interested in breaking down people's marriages," she says."