Definition of crackpot
: one given to eccentric or lunatic notions
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Examples of crackpot in a Sentence
Some crackpot in a clown suit is out there directing traffic.
everyone is tolerant of the town crackpot, a man who never hurt anyone
Recent Examples of crackpot from the Web
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But Cassidy Quinn simply would not give in, Call her crazy, a nutjob or crackpot.
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So, my command-and-control junky friends, don’t give me any sob stories of how the crackpots on your team have slowed you down.
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Mick Mulvaney didn't need the rise of Donald Trump to become a crackpot who would be marginalized in any sane democratic republic.
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Tremendous efforts have been made to shout down the truth, and the same crackpots, self-promoters, liars, and failures, are quoted repeatedly in the media.
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First Known Use of crackpot
1883
CRACKPOT Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of crackpot for English Language Learners
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: a person who is crazy or very strange
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