madman
noun
mad·man
| \ ˈmad-ˌman
, -mən\
, -mən\
Definition of madman
: a man who is or acts as if insane
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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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In other, saner times, leveraging the political persuasions of absolute madmen against a political opponent would be a signal for a gentleman to rise from the table and leave the room without comment. — John Kass, Twin Cities, "John Kass: Weaponizing the dead of El Paso and Dayton," 9 Aug. 2019 That goal cancelled out Odsonne Edouard's opener for Celtic and Kent celebrated like a madman, bounding off to the corner flag and shushing the home fans at Celtic Park. — SI.com, "Ryan Kent: 5 Things to Know About Liverpool Star Wanted By Rangers Boss Steven Gerrard," 12 July 2019 Called alternatively a Levantine, a Turk, and a madman, Lurie’s outsiderness confines him to a life of constant movement. — John Freeman, BostonGlobe.com, "Téa Obreht’s ‘Inland’ a poetic journey into loneliness and the American West," 15 Aug. 2019 Trump is not responsible for the actions of a madman. — Marc A. Thiessen, The Mercury News, "Thiessen: If Trump is responsible for El Paso, Democrats are responsible for Dayton," 8 Aug. 2019 Trump didn’t encourage Crusius’ madman prescription for this country. — Gilbert Garcia, ExpressNews.com, "GOP blames toxic popular culture, but not Trump, for violence," 7 Aug. 2019 After hearing Bobby openly admit his insanity, Rebecca does the only thing there is to do: Dump the madman. — Elena Nicolaou, refinery29.com, "Billions Season 4 Finale Recap: Et Tu, Bobby?," 4 June 2019 Because the evil its heroine is asked to thwart lies not in treacherous robots or a nuclear bomb or a madman threatening world domination but rather bad cosmetics. — Kirk Honeycutt, The Hollywood Reporter, "'Catwoman': THR's 2004 Review," 23 July 2019 Chief among the conflicts is the antipathy between guitarist Perkins (Brett Benowitz), Phillips’ first big star, and flashy newcomer Lewis (Ben Van Diepen), the madman pianist. — James Hebert, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Review: Lamb’s Players’ ‘Million Dollar Quartet’ gives real-life rockers a run for their money in Vista," 22 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'madman.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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More Definitions for madman
madman
noun
English Language Learners Definition of madman
: a man who has severe mental illness : an insane man
informal
: a man who acts in a wild and uncontrolled way
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madman
noun
mad·man
| \ ˈmad-ˌman
, -mən\
, -mən\
plural madmen\ -mən \
Kids Definition of madman
: a man who is or acts as if insane
madman
noun
mad·man
| \ ˈmad-ˌman, -mən
\
\
Medical Definition of madman
: a man who is or acts as if insane
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