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- [hot-spur]
- /ˈhɒtˌspɜr/
- /ˈhɒt.spɜː/
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- [hot-spur]
- /ˈhɒtˌspɜr/
Definitions of hotspur word
- noun hotspur Sir Henry ("Hotspur") 1364–1403, English military and rebel leader. 1
- noun hotspur Thomas, 1729–1811, English poet and antiquary: bishop of Dromore 1782–1811. 1
- noun hotspur Walker, 1916–90, U.S. essayist and novelist. 1
- noun hotspur a male given name, form of Percival. 1
- noun hotspur A rash, impetuous person. 1
- noun hotspur an impetuous or fiery person 0
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Origin of hotspur
First appearance:
before 1425 One of the 25% oldest English words
1425-75; late Middle English; after Sir Henry Percy, to whom it was applied as a nickname
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Parts of speech for Hotspur
noun
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preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
hotspur popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 62% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
hotspur usage trend in Literature
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