wild man

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A primitive man who dwells outside of civilized society; a savage person without culture.
  2. A rowdy, dissolute, rash, or violent man.
  3. A man who advocates unorthodox or outrageous opinions or who behaves in an eccentric manner.

Word forms

wild man wild men wildman

Etymology

From Middle English wilde man. Cognate with Dutch wildeman (“wildman, savage”). By surface analysis, wild + man.

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