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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And where some have cast the old man as a crackpot, a flash in the pan, the details behind the family’s anti-government actions are complicated, stretching back decades — a century, even.
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But depriving haters and crackpots of oxygen hasn’t been working lately.
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But if this documentary celebrates a crackpot, Mr. Friedkin is his match.
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He's seen a flurry of reaction to his plans, with detractors labeling him a crackpot for planning the launch in a homemade contraption and his belief that the world is flat.
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He’s seen a flurry of reaction to his plans, with detractors labeling him a crackpot for planning the launch in a homemade contraption and his belief that the world is flat.
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He's seen a flurry of reaction to his plans, with detractors labeling him a crackpot for planning the launch in a homemade contraption and his belief that the world is flat.
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But the scientists involved in the project considered them crackpots and doggedly tried to negate the idea of flying saucers.
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And the rest of GOP is staffed by a wide range of scum, from camera-friendly establishment monsters like Paul Ryan to outright crackpots like this guy.
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First Known Use of crackpot
1883
CRACKPOT Defined for English Language Learners
Definition of crackpot for English Language Learners
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: a person who is crazy or very strange
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