hothead

[ hot-hed ]

noun

1. an impetuous or short-tempered person.

hothead

/ ˈhɒtˌhɛd /

noun

1. an excitable or fiery person

Word History and Origins

Origin of hothead¹

First recorded in 1650–60; hot + head

Example Sentences

But McDaniels’ ascent from a hothead at UW to a headache for NBA opponents couldn’t have been easy to predict.

From Seattle Times

Cohen, once known as a hothead and a paid bully, did not explode as he did when testifying last fall at Trump’s civil fraud trial.

From Seattle Times

“No one cared enough about Puig to see what was actually wrong. It was easier to hate him, and to believe every bad story about him,” Carnet said, addressing what she suggested was the player’s unfair reputation as a “hothead.”

From Los Angeles Times

This demeanor is unlike the passionate, hothead ready to tell Sokka or any man off in the original.

From Salon

Andrey Rublev: A tennis hothead desperately searching for peace.

From New York Times

Related Words

• agitator
• firebrand