madman

noun

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

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a celebrity being stalked by a madman as far as I'm concerned, anyone who likes skydiving is a madman
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That advice, along with digestive enzymes, got me by for more than a decade, until another nutritionist, a madman of sorts, cured it. David Rabe, The New Yorker, 2 Feb. 2025 The Washington Post columnist Shadi Hamid recently argued that Trump’s madman strategy pressured Israel to accept a Gaza cease-fire. Roseanne McManus, Foreign Affairs, 24 Jan. 2025 From the logo to colors, and even the company vision – Jaguar’s rebranding is more than just a madman’s marketing campaign. New Atlas, 17 Dec. 2024 Miller, of course, is aware that Trump’s intention, always, is to shock, to play the madman, and thus frighten his rivals and alter the terms of the debate. David Remnick, The New Yorker, 5 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for madman

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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 4 Mar. 2025.

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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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