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crackpot
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crack·pot

crackpot

 
pronunciation:
kraek pat
parts of speech:
noun, adjective
features:
Word Combinations (noun)
part of speech: noun
definition: (informal) a person whose behavior or ideas are considered bizarre.
similar words:
erratic
Word Combinations  About this feature
adjective + (n.)crackpot crazy, dubious, liberal, right-wing, visionary, wild-eyed
verb + (n.)crackpot bog, consider, crack, dismiss, flee, host, label
noun + (n.)crackpot Help bunch, crank, delusion, follower, fraud, genius, idea, machine, movement, notion, pound, pseudoscientists, radio, redneck, renegade, reputation, scheme, science, scientist, share, stuff, tea, theory, threat  [See all][See only the most frequent]
 
part of speech: adjective
definition: (informal) of an eccentric, bizarre, or impractical nature.
His crackpot schemes came to nothing.
similar words:
oddball, wild