Definition of Wildcat

  • 1. An exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field Noun
  • 2. A cruelly rapacious person Noun
  • 3. Any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild Noun
  • 4. Outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices Adjective Satellite
  • 5. Without official authorization Adjective Satellite
  • 6. (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive Adjective Satellite

Morphology of "wildcat"

  • wildcatted
  • wildcatting

Synonyms for word "wildcat"

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Hyponims for word "wildcat"