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HOTSPUR

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A rash or impetuous person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("hotspur" is a kind of...):

adventurer; venturer (a person who enjoys taking risks)

Sense 2

Meaning:

English soldier killed in a rebellion against Henry IV (1364-1403)

Synonyms:

Harry Hotspur; Hotspur; Percy; Sir Henry Percy

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Instance hypernyms:

soldier (an enlisted man or woman who serves in an army)

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