madman

noun

mad·​man ˈmad-ˌman How to pronounce madman (audio)
-mən
: a man who is or acts as if insane

Examples of madman in a Sentence

a celebrity being stalked by a madman as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman
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With its slow-build suspense, harrowing sound editing, and the indelible sight of a towering madman in a butcher’s apron, a mask of human flesh, and the buzzing power tool of the title, The Texas Chain Saw Massacre becomes a full-body workout of fear and dread. Chris Nashawaty, The Hollywood Reporter, 24 Oct. 2024 Starring David Howard Thornton as the film series’ murderous madman Art the Clown, Terrifier 3, per the film’s U.K. distributor Signature Entertainment, had 11 audience members hitting the exits early at the film’s premiere inthe UK last week. Tim Lammers, Forbes, 9 Oct. 2024 Written by Graham Yost, Speed casts Reeves as Los Angeles police detective Jack Traven who finds himself at the center of a hostage situation when madman Howard Payne (Dennis Hopper) rigs a Los Angeles bus with explosives. Chris Gardner, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019 Hyde is set in London, in a fictional world where the madman in Robert Louis Stevenson's influential Gothic horror novella Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde did not die, Negron said. David Bloom, Forbes, 29 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for madman 

Word History

First Known Use

14th century, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of madman was in the 14th century

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“Madman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/madman. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.

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madman

noun
mad·​man ˈmad-ˌman How to pronounce madman (audio)
-mən
: a man who is or who acts as if mentally unsound

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