wild man

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld man]
- /waɪld mæn/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wahyld man]
- /waɪld mæn/

Definitions of wild man words

noun wild man a person who is uncivilized; a savage. 1
noun wild man a person of violent temper, erratic behavior, etc. 1
noun wild man a person of extreme or outrageous political opinions. 1
noun wild man a savage 0
noun wild man an extremist in politics 0

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Origin of wild man

First appearance:

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1250-1300

Historical Comparancy

Parts of speech for Wild man

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Wild man

wild man popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 50% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 51% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

wild man usage trend in Literature

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