noun
hothead
noun
1
Someone who loses their temper easily or is quick to pick a fight.
"The coach benched the hothead after his third shouting match with the referee."
"Don't let that hothead provoke you into an argument."
2
Someone who acts on impulse without stopping to think it through.
"A hothead like him will make a snap decision he later regrets."
How to Use Hothead
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishA person with a short fuse — quick to anger and quick to act rashly.
Common pairings
a real hothead
act like a hothead
Word Forms
hotheads plural
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Etymology
From hot + head, echoing the old idea of anger as a "hot heart" — the same image survives in Old English hātheort, "hot-hearted, furious."