Wildcat (Noun)
Meaning 1
An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field.
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Nouns denoting man-made objects.
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Meaning 2
A cruelly rapacious person.
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Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The businessman was a wildcat who would stop at nothing to eliminate his competitors and amass a fortune.
- Her former partner was a wildcat who had swindled her out of her life savings and left her with nothing.
- The oil tycoon was a wildcat who had made his fortune by exploiting loopholes in the law and stepping on anyone who got in his way.
- The ruthless CEO was a wildcat who had a reputation for being merciless in her dealings with employees and rival companies.
- The financier was a wildcat who had made a career out of taking advantage of vulnerable investors and making off with their money.
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Meaning 3
Any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild.
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Nouns denoting animals.