American English pronunciation
How to pronounce wildcat
IPA transcription: ['waɪld,kæt]
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Noun
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a cruelly rapacious person
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an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field
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any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild
Adjective
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outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices
“wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks”
“wildcat stock speculation”
“a wildcat airline”
“wildcat life insurance schemes”
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without official authorization
“an unauthorized strike”
“wildcat work stoppage”
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(of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive
“drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation”
“a wildcat mine”
“wildcat drilling”
“wildcat wells”
Usage examples
- During Wildcats games the venue was referred to as "The Jungle".
- In high school, Gore was the drummer for an all-girl band called the Wildcats.
- The first Wildcats colours were black, yellow, orange and white.
- The Wildcats defeated the Gatineau Olympiques four games to one in the third round.
- This is fairly typical in the "wildcat cartridge" industry.
- The North Union High School football team is known as the Wildcats.
- Its mascot is the Wildcats, and the school colors are blue and white.
- Grant-Deuel High School is the home of the Wildcats, the local football team.
- Today, "The Wildcat" is known as the "Chico News and Review".
- The Alton High School mascot was Wildcats.