Definition of wildcat

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  • wildcat is a valid Scrabble US word with a point value of 13
  • wildcat is a valid Scrabble UK word with a point value of 13
  • wildcat is a valid Words with friends word with a point value of 15

Definition of wildcat

  • a cruelly rapacious person (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. beast
    2. brute
    3. savage
    4. wolf
  • an exploratory oil well drilled in land not known to be an oil field (noun)

    Synonyms

    1. wildcat well
  • without official authorization (adjective)

    Examples

    1. wildcat work stoppage

    Synonyms

    1. unauthorised
    2. unauthorized
  • any small or medium-sized cat resembling the domestic cat and living in the wild (noun)
  • (of a mine or oil well) drilled speculatively in an area not known to be productive (adjective)

    Examples

    1. drilling there would be strictly a wildcat operation
    2. a wildcat mine
    3. wildcat drilling
    4. wildcat wells
  • outside the bounds of legitimate or ethical business practices (adjective)

    Examples

    1. wildcat currency issued by irresponsible banks
    2. wildcat stock speculation
    3. a wildcat airline
    4. wildcat life insurance schemes

See definition of wildcat in Merriam Webster