madman

Definition

  • noun: a man who has severe mental illness
  • noun: a man who is or acts as if insane
  • synonyms: lunatic, bedlamite, raver

Examples

  • He is a 'madman' out on the ski slopes. [=he is an extremely daring or reckless skier]

  • He drives 'like a madman'. [=he drives very recklessly]

  • a celebrity being stalked by a 'madman'

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) You see a Middle Easterner on an aircraft and you just assume that he's hatching some violent plot? Allison Burgers is a persecuted dissident, not a murderous madman! He was reported saying, "Let's take out the guards at the Lancaster." Guess what? We deliver to the Lancaster! Good one! (..)
    2012 The Dictator