ALL meanings of wild-card
wild-card
W w - adjective wild-card of, constituting, or including a wild card. 1
- adjective wild-card Informal. of, being, or including an unpredictable or unproven element, person, item, etc. 1
- adjective wild-card Sports. of, being, or including an unseeded or unproven participant or team, as a team in a championship tournament that has not placed first in its league or area. 1
- noun wild-card Cards. a card having its value decided by the wishes of the players. 1
- noun wild-card a determining or important person or thing whose qualities are unknown, indeterminate, or unpredictable: In a sailboat race the weather is the wild card. 1
- noun wild-card Tennis. a player, usually without ranking, who is allowed to enter a tournament at the discretion of the tournament committee after regularly qualifying competitors have been selected. 1
- noun wild-card (sports, card games) Alternative form of wild card. 0